Overview:
Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.| Status: | Released (1946-08-30) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 4 Oscars. 4 wins & 4 nominations total |
| Screen: | Anthony Veiller, Ernest Hemingway, John Huston |
| Productions: | Universal International Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 13784: Burt Lancaster - 'Swede' Andersen
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- 14574: Sam Levene - Lt. Sam Lubinsky
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Crews
- 38233: Ernest Hemingway - Novel - Writing
- 5029: Robert Siodmak - Director - Directing
- 7649: Arthur Hilton - Editor - Editing
- 86186: Mark Hellinger - Producer - Production
- 7647: Miklós Rózsa - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 103050: Elwood Bredell - Director of Photography - Camera
- 67447: Anthony Veiller - Screenplay - Writing
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When two hit men arrive in the diner of a small town, they announce their intention to the owner of killing one of his customers - former boxer "the Swede" (Burt Lancaster). He manages to convince them that he would not be coming in that night, and so they leave to track him down. Hi ....
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Robert Siodmak’s _The Killers_ intrigues more than it excites. Each scene is steeped in a rich atmosphere, with tension simmering under the surface. Siodmak’s non-linear storytelling leads you through a maze of betrayal and mystery, making it a slow-burn puzzle rather than a thrill r ....
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