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The Killers is a 1946 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Burt Lancaster in his film debut, along with Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien and Sam Levene.Based in part on the 1927 short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway, [3] it focuses on an insurance detective's investigation into the execution by two professional killers of a former boxer who was unresistant to his ...
The Killers (released in the UK as Ernest Hemingway's "The Killers") is a 1964 American neo noir crime film.Written by Gene L. Coon and directed by Don Siegel, it is the second Hollywood adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 1927 short story of the same title, following the 1946 version.
During Siodmak's tenure, Universal made the most of the noir style in The Suspect, The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry and The Dark Mirror, but the capstone was The Killers. Released in 1946, it was Burt Lancaster's film debut and Ava Gardner's first dramatic, featured role. A critical and financial success, it earned Siodmak his only Oscar ...
The book The Phantom Killer: Unlocking the Mystery of the Texarkana Serial Murders (2014), written by James Presley (nephew of Sheriff William Hardy "Bill" Presley), concludes that Swinney is the culprit. The events inspired many works, including the 1976 film The Town That Dreaded Sundown.
The year 1946 in film involved some significant events, ... The Killers, directed by Robert Siodmak, starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner; L
The Killers, an adaptation of the Hemingway story starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner; The Killers, a short film adaptation of the Hemingway story directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and others; The Killers, an adaptation of the Hemingway story starring Ronald Reagan, Angie Dickinson and Lee Marvin
The Killers (1946 film) M. Mr. Ace; The Mysterious Mr. Valentine; N. Night Editor; P. Panique (1946 film) The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film) S. San Quentin ...
Although he worked in many genres, mostly at Universal, Bredell is best known for his film noir cinematography on such movies as Phantom Lady (1944), Lady on a Train (1945) The Killers (1946), and The Unsuspected (1947). Warner Bros. editor George Amy said Bredell could "light a football stadium with a single match". [2]