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The Killers (1946)

She's a match for any mobster!

Genre : Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 45M

Director : Robert Siodmak
Writer : Anthony Veiller

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster
'Swede' Andersen
Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner
Kitty Collins
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien
Jim Reardon
Albert Dekker
Albert Dekker
Big Jim Colfax
Sam Levene
Sam Levene
Lt. Sam Lubinsky
Vince Barnett
Vince Barnett
Charleston
Virginia Christine
Virginia Christine
Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
Jack Lambert
Jack Lambert
'Dum-Dum' Clarke
Charles D. Brown
Charles D. Brown
Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
Donald MacBride
Donald MacBride
R.S. Kenyon
Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw
Al
William Conrad
William Conrad
Max
Jeff Corey
Jeff Corey
Blinky Franklin (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Gino Corrado
Restaurant Chef (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Frank McLure
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Howard Freeman
Howard Freeman
Brentwood Police Chief (uncredited)
Charles Middleton
Charles Middleton
Farmer (uncredited)
Queenie Smith
Queenie Smith
Mary Ellen 'Queenie' Daugherty (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Jack Cheatham
Police Driver (uncredited)
William Ruhl
William Ruhl
Fran (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Ernie Adams
Hood with Cane (uncredited)
George Anderson
George Anderson
Jail Ward Doctor (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Sam Ash
(uncredited)
Frank Baker
Frank Baker
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Oliver Cross
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Sam Harris
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Lomas
Jack Lomas
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Jack Tornek
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
John Sheehan
John Sheehan
Fight Arena Doctor (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Brooks Benedict
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Mike Lally
Party Guest (uncredited)
John Berkes
John Berkes
Mr. Plunther (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Edward Biby
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Robert Haines
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
George Hoagland
George Hoagland
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Florence Wix
Florence Wix
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Harry Brown
Harry Brown
Paymaster (uncredited)
Phil Brown
Phil Brown
Nick Adams (uncredited)
James Conaty
James Conaty
Onlooker at Green Cat (uncredited)
Noel Cravat
Noel Cravat
Lou Tingle (uncredited)
Neal Dodd
Neal Dodd
Minister (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
Mike Donovan
Timekeeper (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Dick Gordon
Green Cat Patron (uncredited)
Nolan Leary
Nolan Leary
Green Cat Waiter (uncredited)
Michael Hale
Michael Hale
Pete (uncredited)
Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden
George (uncredited)
Mark Hellinger
Mark Hellinger
Man Drinking at Bar (uncredited)
Al Hill
Al Hill
Disgruntled Diner Patron (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Jimmie Horan
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. Kemp
Passerby Outside Theatre / Green Cat Patron (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger
Reporter (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Ethan Laidlaw
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Perc Launders
Perc Launders
Policeman (uncredited)
Howard Negley
Howard Negley
Policeman (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
Vera Lewis
Ma Hirsch (uncredited)
Therese Lyon
Therese Lyon
Mrs. Grimes (uncredited)
John Miljan
John Miljan
Jake the Rake (uncredited)
Garry Owen
Garry Owen
Joe Smalley (uncredited)
Beatrice Roberts
Beatrice Roberts
Nurse (uncredited)
Wally Rose
Wally Rose
Bartender (uncredited)
Wallace Scott
Wallace Scott
Charlie (uncredited)
Ann Staunton
Ann Staunton
Stella (uncredited)
Milton Wallace
Milton Wallace
Waiter (uncredited)
Bill Walker
Bill Walker
Sam (uncredited)

Crews

Robert Siodmak
Robert Siodmak
Director
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
Novel
Anthony Veiller
Anthony Veiller
Screenplay
Mark Hellinger
Mark Hellinger
Producer
Miklós Rózsa
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Elwood Bredell
Elwood Bredell
Director of Photography
Arthur Hilton
Arthur Hilton
Editor
John Huston
John Huston
Additional Writing
Richard Brooks
Richard Brooks
Additional Writing
Martin Obzina
Martin Obzina
Art Direction
Jack Otterson
Jack Otterson
Art Direction
Russell A. Gausman
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Edward R. Robinson
Edward R. Robinson
Set Decoration
Carmen Dirigo
Carmen Dirigo
Hairstylist
Jack Pierce
Jack Pierce
Makeup Department Head
Melville Shyer
Melville Shyer
Assistant Director
Bernard B. Brown
Bernard B. Brown
Sound Director
William Hedgcock
William Hedgcock
Sound
David S. Horsley
David S. Horsley
Special Effects
Gil Perkins
Gil Perkins
Stunts
Vera West
Vera West
Costume Supervisor
Eugene Zador
Eugene Zador
Orchestrator
Jules Buck
Jules Buck
Production Office Assistant
Mark Hellinger
Mark Hellinger
Other

Trailers and other movies

A Scene from THE KILLERS
The Killers (1946) | Original Trailer [HD] | Coolidge Corner Theatre

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