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The Killers
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The Killers

1946-08-30 · 103 min · ★ 7.4

Crime · Mystery · Thriller

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.

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Directors
Robert Siodmak
Production companies
Universal International Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Edmond O'BrienEdmond O'BrienJim Reardon
Burt LancasterBurt Lancaster'Swede' Andersen
Ava GardnerAva GardnerKitty Collins
Albert DekkerAlbert DekkerBig Jim Colfax
Sam LeveneSam LeveneLt. Sam Lubinsky
Vince BarnettVince BarnettCharleston
Virginia ChristineVirginia ChristineLilly Harmon Lubinsky
Jack LambertJack Lambert'Dum-Dum' Clarke
Charles D. BrownCharles D. BrownPacky Robinson - Ole's Manager
Donald MacBrideDonald MacBrideR.S. Kenyon
Charles McGrawCharles McGrawAl
William ConradWilliam ConradMax
Jeff CoreyJeff CoreyBlinky Franklin (uncredited)
Gino CorradoGino CorradoRestaurant Chef (uncredited)
Frank McLureFrank McLureRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
Howard FreemanHoward FreemanBrentwood Police Chief (uncredited)
Charles MiddletonCharles MiddletonFarmer (uncredited)
Queenie SmithQueenie SmithMary Ellen 'Queenie' Daugherty (uncredited)
Jack CheathamJack CheathamPolice Driver (uncredited)
William RuhlFran (uncredited)

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