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Ernest Hemingway's The killers
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- Summary
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Melodramatic thriller based on the Hemingway story about two hit men who become curious about the life and death of the man they were hired to kill.
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- Creator
- Universal Pictures International [1946 version] ; Universal presents [1964 version]
- Other Title
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- Killers
- Included Titles
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- Killers (Motion picture : 1946)
- Killers (Motion picture : 1964)
- Ubiĭt︠s︡y
- Screen Director's Playhouse (Radio program)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Siodmak, Robert, 1900-1973
- Siegel, Don, 1912-1991
- Hellinger, Mark, 1903-1947
- Veiller, Anthony, 1903-1965
- Geiger, Milton
- Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994
- Gardner, Ava, 1922-1990
- Coon, Gene L
- Dickinson, Angie
- Cassavetes, John, 1929-1989
- Reagan, Ronald
- Gulager, Clu
- Winters, Shelley
- Conrad, William, 1920-1994
- Tarkovskiĭ, Andreĭ Arsenʹevich, 1932-1986
- Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. Killers
- Lethem, Jonathan
- O'Brien, Geoffrey, 1948-
- Universal Pictures Company
- Mark Hellinger Productions, Inc
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Universal City Studios
- Publication
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- [Fullscreen presentation]
- [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2003]
- ©2003
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 2 videodiscs (196 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 brochures
- ISBNs
- 1559409312, 9781559409315
- OCLC
- ocm51732162
- Credits
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- 1946 version: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Sam Levene, Virginia Christine, William Conrad
- 1964 version: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavetes, Clu Gulager, Ronald Reagan
- 1946 version: Produced by Mark Hellinger ; directed by Robert Siodmak ; screenplay, Anthony Veiller ; music, Miklos Rozsa ; director of photography, Woody Bredell ; editor, Arthur Hilton
- 1964 version: Produced and directed by Donald Siegel ; screenplay, Gene L. Coon ; music, Johnny Williams ; director of photography, Richard L. Rawlings ; editor, Richard Belding
- Based on the short story, The killers, by Ernest Hemingway.
- Includes two essay brochures: Essay on 1946 version by Jonathan Lethem and essay on 1964 version by Geoffrey O'Brien.
- Originally produced as motion pictures in 1946 and 1964.
- Special features: Disc 1, Andrei Tarkovsky's 1956 student film version of The killers (Ubiĭt︠s︡y) ; video interview with writer Stuart M. Kaminsky ; Screen Director's Playhouse 1949 radio adaptation ; Reading of Hemingway's short story ; Production stills ; Music and effects track -- Disc 2, Reflections with Clu Gulager ; Excerpts from Don Siegel's autobiography A Siegel film ;
- DVD ; NTSC ; fullscreen presentation ; Dolby digital mono ; dual-layer disc.
- English SDH captions for the hearing impaired [1946 and 1964 features].
- Disc 1. 1946 adaptation (b&w ; 102 min.) -- disc 2. 1964 adaptation (col. ; 94 min.)
Subjects
- Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. Killers -- Film adaptations.
- Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. Killers -- Audio adaptations.
- Murder for hire -- United States -- Drama.
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- United States -- Drama.
- Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama.
- Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Personal narratives.