The Killers (1946)
The Killers (1946)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Edmond O'Brien
Jim Reardon
Burt Lancaster
'Swede' Andersen
Ava Gardner
Kitty Collins
Albert Dekker
Big Jim Colfax
Sam Levene
Lt. Sam Lubinsky
Vince Barnett
Charleston
Virginia Christine
Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
Jack Lambert
'Dum-Dum' Clarke
Charles D. Brown
Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
Donald MacBride
R.S. Kenyon
Charles McGraw
Al
William Conrad
Max
Jeff Corey
Blinky Franklin (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Restaurant Chef (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Howard Freeman
Brentwood Police Chief (uncredited)
Charles Middleton
Farmer (uncredited)
Queenie Smith
Mary Ellen 'Queenie' Daugherty (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Police Driver (uncredited)
William Ruhl
Fran (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Hood with Cane (uncredited)
George Anderson
Jail Ward Doctor (uncredited)
Sam Ash
(uncredited)
Frank Baker
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Lomas
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
John Sheehan
Fight Arena Doctor (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Party Guest (uncredited)
John Berkes
Mr. Plunther (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
George Hoagland
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Florence Wix
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Harry Brown
Paymaster (uncredited)
Phil Brown
Nick Adams (uncredited)
James Conaty
Onlooker at Green Cat (uncredited)
Noel Cravat
Lou Tingle (uncredited)
Neal Dodd
Minister (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
Timekeeper (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Green Cat Patron (uncredited)
Nolan Leary
Green Cat Waiter (uncredited)
Michael Hale
Pete (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
George (uncredited)
Mark Hellinger
Man Drinking at Bar (uncredited) / Producer / Other
Al Hill
Disgruntled Diner Patron (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Passerby Outside Theatre / Green Cat Patron (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Reporter (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Perc Launders
Policeman (uncredited)
Howard Negley
Policeman (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
Therese Lyon
Mrs. Grimes (uncredited)
John Miljan
Jake the Rake (uncredited)
Garry Owen
Joe Smalley (uncredited)
Beatrice Roberts
Nurse (uncredited)
Wally Rose
Bartender (uncredited)
Wallace Scott
Charlie (uncredited)
Ann Staunton
Stella (uncredited)
Milton Wallace
Waiter (uncredited)
Bill Walker
Sam (uncredited)
Ernest Hemingway
Novel
Robert Siodmak
Director
Arthur Hilton
Editor
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Elwood Bredell
Director of Photography
Anthony Veiller
Screenplay
John Huston
Writer / Additional Writing
Richard Brooks
Writer / Additional Writing
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 30, 1946
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
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, it focuses on an insurance detective's investigation into the execution by two professional killers of a former boxer who was unresistant to his own murder. The screenplay was written by Anthony Veiller, with uncredited contributions by John Huston and Richard Brooks.
Released in August 1946, The Killers was a critical and commercial success, earning four Academy Award nominations, including for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Hemingway, who was habitually disgusted with how Hollywood distorted his thematic intentions, was an open admirer of the film. It is widely regarded as one of the classics of the film noir genre.
In 2008, The Killers was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."