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The Killers

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The Killers (1946)

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Reviews Counted:29

Fresh:29

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.1/10

Rated: PG

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:15-02-2008

Synopsis: An insurance investigator digs up crime, betrayal, and a glamorous woman behind an ex-fighter's (and current gas-station attendant's) death. Classic Noir from a master of the craft, scripted from a... An insurance investigator digs up crime, betrayal, and a glamorous woman behind an ex-fighter's (and current gas-station attendant's) death. Classic Noir from a master of the craft, scripted from a story by Ernest Hemingway, with Burt Lancaster's sizzling film debut. [More]

Starring: Burt Lancaster, Edmond O'Brien, Ava Gardner, Sam Levene

Starring: Burt Lancaster, Edmond O'Brien, Ava Gardner, Sam Levene, Albert Dekker, Vince Barnett, Virginia Christine, Jack Lambert, Charles D. Brown, Donald MacBride, Charles McGraw, William Conrad

Director: Robert Siodmak

Director: Robert Siodmak
Screenwriter: Richard Brooks, Ernest Hemingway, John Huston, Anthony Veiller
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Producer: Mark Hellinger

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The definitve screen rendition of Hemingway's story.

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04/08/08
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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/28/08
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It's a classic by a supreme exponent of that genre, German emigre Robert Siodmak.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
04/08/08
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

It’s one of the great films of disenchantment.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/07/08
Wally Hammond
Wally Hammond
Time Out
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A near-classic of 40s film noir.

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04/08/08
Xan Brooks
Xan Brooks
Guardian [UK]
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The cast is excellent and Siodmak's direction is hard-edged and moody.

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01/01/00
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As mere movie melodrama, pieced out as a mystery which is patiently unfolded by a sleuthing insurance man, it makes a diverting picture.

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05/20/03
Bosley Crowther
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New York Times
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No review available.

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08/13/04
Carol Cling
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Las Vegas Review-Journal

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07/16/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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07/26/02
David Poland
David Poland
Hot Button

Siodmak captures both the romance and world-weariness of the post-WWII film noir with consummate skill.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
04/04/03
David Sanjek
David Sanjek
PopMatters

A quintessential noir film, more entertaining and atmospheric than essential viewing...

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/14/01
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

An example of film noir at its most expressive.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
04/08/08
Don Druker
Don Druker
Chicago Reader

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07/04/05
Emanuel Levy
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Wonderful, sooty noir.

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09/17/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

Effectively complex.

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03/16/03
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

Siodmak's crafty direction emphasizes shadows, dark rooms and the feel of stale cigarettes, booze and general hoplelessness.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
06/14/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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Combustible Celluloid

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01/30/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
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Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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01/16/05
Jeremy Heilman
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John J. Puccio
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DVDTown.com
 
 
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