The Killers
1946 · Movie · 103 min · ★ 7.4
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.
Based on The Killers
Also known as Ernest Hemingway's The Killers
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Details
- Years
- 1946
- Release date
- 1946-08-30
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 103 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (438 votes)
Themes
- small town
- new jersey
- gas station
- boxer
- heist
- femme fatale
- film noir
- murder
- black and white
- attempted robbery
- insurance investigator
- hemingway
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1947 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1947 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1947 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score · 1947 · nominated
Cast & crew
Edmond O'Brien
as Jim Reardon
Burt Lancaster
as 'Swede' Andersen
Ava Gardner
as Kitty Collins
Albert Dekker
as Big Jim Colfax
Sam Levene
as Lt. Sam Lubinsky
Vince Barnett
as Charleston
Virginia Christine
as Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
Jack Lambert
as 'Dum-Dum' Clarke
Charles D. Brown
as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
Donald MacBride
as R.S. Kenyon
Directed by Robert Siodmak