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26 de jun. de 2022 · Crucial Classic from 1946 starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner. The story of simple minded Burt Lancaster getting caught up in femme fatale Ava Gardner's ...
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Purchase The Killers (1946) on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Making his film debut in The Killers, Burt Lancaster, portrays Swede, a broken-down ex-fighter waiting in a sleazy room to be assassinated without resistance. Soon after, it becomes the job of insurance investigator Edmond O'Brien to discover why Swede had given up. He pieces together an elaborate look at a man ...
1 de abr. de 2022 · The Killers (1946), a neglected screen classic from director Robert Siodmak, is an intense, hard-edged, stylish film noir of robbery, unrequited love, brutal betrayal and double-cross. It featured two unknowns: Burt Lancaster in his film debut (at age 32) and a break-out memorable performance from 23 year old MGM contract actress Ava Gardner.
Two professional killers invade a small town and kill a gas station attendant, "the Swede," who's expecting them. Insurance investigator Reardon pursues the case against the orders of his boss, who considers it trivial. Weaving together threads of the Swede's life, Reardon uncovers a complex tale of treachery and crime, all linked with gorgeous, mysterious Kitty Collins.
The Killers is a 1946 Film Noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, and Edmond O'Brien. It is based on a 1927 short story by Ernest Hemingway . After Ole "The Swede" Anderson (Lancaster) is murdered by two mysterious hitmen, a life insurance investigator (O'Brien) interviews the deceased's friends and associates to find out who would want to kill him.
30 de abr. de 2020 · The Killers (Robert Siodmak, 1946) April 30, 2020 by Jean-Baptiste de Vaulx, posted in Essays, Reviews. Director: Robert Siodmak. Country: USA (Produced by Mark Hellinger for Universal Studios). Year: 1946. Context: Seminal film of the classic film noir cycle. Themes: Fatalism, moral corruption, the past, post-war existential angst.
Arthur Hilton. Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O’Brien, Albert Dekker, Sam Levene, Vince Barrett, Virginia Christine, Charles McGraw, William Conrad, Jack Lambert, Donald MacBride, Jeff Corey, Howard Freeman, Queenie Smith, Charles D. Brown. W idely considered to be the director’s masterpiece and one of the greatest works of the noir ...
