The Killers

The Killers

1946 | 1h 47m | Drama, Crime | TV-14

Brief Synopsis

In this Oscar-nominated film noir classic, an insurance investigator tries to piece together the murder of a boxer. What he uncovers is a complex tale of treachery and crime, all linked to one mysterious and beautiful woman.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Robert Siodmak

CAST

Burt Lancaster

Ava Gardner

Edmond O'Brien

Albert Dekker

Sam Levene

PRODUCERS

Mark Hellinger

WRITERS

Anthony Veiller

Ernest Hemingway

Host Intros

01:45
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Killers (1946)
Intro Aired: Aug 2019
Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Killers, 1946.
01:45
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Killers (1946)
Intro Aired: Aug 2019
Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Killers, 1946.
01:39
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Killers (1946)
Intro Aired: Jan 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Killers, 1946.
02:00
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Killers (1946)
Intro Aired: May 2016
Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Killers, 1946.

Related Videos

Killers, The (1946) -- (Movie Clip) Go Tell The Swede
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After two thugs (Charles McGraw, Williiam Conrad) release George (Harry Hayden) at the diner, Nick (Phil Brown) rushes to warn Swede (Burt Lancaster), in the first scene from Robert Siodmak's The Killers, 1946, from the Hemingway story.
Killers, The (1946) -- (Movie Clip) Any Other Names?
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In a flashback, cop Lubinsky (Sam Levene) catches Kitty (Ava Gardner) in some hot jewelry, until Swede (Burt Lancaster) makes a blundering rescue, in Robert Siodmak's 1946 version of the Hemingway story, The Killers, 1946.
Killers, The (1946) -- (Movie Clip) The More I Know Of Love
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The song wasn't much but jaws dropped, as Kitty (Ava Gardner, her own vocal, her breakthrough role) made her first appearance, Swede (Burt Lancaster) falling hard, joined by Sam and Lily (Sam Levene, Virginia Christine) in The Killers, 1946.

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