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The Killers (1946)

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Reviews Counted:46

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Rotten:6

Average Rating:7.5/10

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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