The Killers Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

The Killers is a 1946 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak. It is based in part on the short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. The film features Burt Lancaster in his screen debut, as well as Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, and Sam Levene. An uncredited John Huston and Richard Brooks co-wrote the screenplay, which was credited to Anthony Veiller. In 2008, The Killers was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Two hit men, Max and Al , come to a small...
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quick facts

Release date:	1946
Directed by:	Robert Siodmak
Runtime:	105 Minutes
Producer:	Mark Hellinger
Editor:	Arthur Hilton
Music by:	Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography:	Elwood Bredell
Screenplay by:	Anthony Veiller, Richard Brooks, John Huston
Adapted from:	The Killers
Genre:	Thriller

Cast of The Killers

Burt Lancaster

Ole 'Swede' Andreson

Born:Nov. 2, 1913

Died:Oct. 20, 1994

Ava Gardner

Kitty Collins

Born:Dec. 24, 1922

Died:Jan. 25, 1990

Edmond O'Brien

Born:Sept. 10, 1915

Died:May 9, 1985

Dick Lane

Born:May 28, 1899

Died:Sept. 5, 1982

Charles McGraw

Born:May 10, 1914

Died:July 30, 1980

Sam Levene

Born:Aug. 28, 1905

Died:Dec. 28, 1980

Honors and Awards

Year	Award Nomination
1946	Academy Award for Best Director, Robert Siodmak
1946	Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, Anthony Veiller

Film director of The Killers

Robert Siodmak

Born: August 8, 1900

Died: March 10, 1973

Robert Siodmak was a German born American film director. He is best remembered as a thriller specialist and for the series of Hollywood film noirs he made in the 1940s. Siodmak was born in Dresden, Germany, the son of Rosa Philippine and Ignatz Siodmak. His parents were both from Jewish families...
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Title	Released	Genre
Kampf um Rom I	1968	Adventure
Custer of the West	1967	Western
Der Schatz der Azteken	1965
Pyramid of the Sun God	1965	Adventure
Escape from East Berlin	1962
The Nina B. Affair	1961
My School Chum	1960
The Rough and the Smooth	1959
Adorable Sinner	1959
Dorothea Angermann	1958
The Devil Came at Night	1957
Operation Foulball	1957	Short Film
Operation Flint Axe	1957	Short Film
Operation Powder Puff	1957	Short Film
Operation Eel	1957	Short Film
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler	1956
The Rats	1955
Flesh and the Woman	1954
The Crimson Pirate	1952	Adventure
Bride of the Gorilla	1951	Science Fiction
The Whistle At Eaton Falls	1951
The File on Thelma Jordon	1950
Deported	1950
The Great Sinner	1949
Criss Cross	1949	Thriller
Cry of the City	1948	Thriller
Time Out of Mind	1947
The Dark Mirror	1946
The Spiral Staircase	1946	Thriller
The Killers	1946	Thriller
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry	1945	Thriller
The Suspect	1944	Thriller
Cobra Woman	1944	Action
Christmas Holiday	1944
Phantom Lady	1944	Thriller
Son of Dracula	1943
Someone to Remember	1943
Fly-by-Night	1942	Thriller
My Heart Belongs to Daddy	1942
The Night Before The Divorce	1942
West Point Widow	1941
Personal Column	1939
Mollenard	1938
Ultimatum	1938
Mister Flow	1936
Woman Racket	1936
The Parisian Life	1935
La crise est finie	1934
The Burning Secret	1933
Weaker Sex	1933
Quick	1932
Tumultes	1931
Inquest	1931
Storms of Passion	1931
Fragment Stürme der Leidenschaft	1931	Short Film
Bomben auf Monte Carlo	1931
Abschied	1930	Comedy
People on Sunday	1930	Comedy
Der Mann, der seinen Mörder sucht	1930

Music contributors for The Killers

Miklós Rózsa

Miklós Rózsa was a Hungarian-born composer trained in Germany , and active in France , England , and the United States , with extensive...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Which director created the film "The Killers"?
A:
Robert Siodmak was the motion picture's director.
Q:
What slogan was used in marketing materials for the motion picture, "The Killers"?
A:
The movie's slogan was, "TENSE! TAUT! TERRIFIC! told the untamed Hemingway way!"
Q:
When was the premier of the motion picture "The Killers"?
A:
The film was released in August, 1946.
Q:
Who distributed the motion picture, "The Killers"?
A:
Universal Studios was the movie's distributor.
Q:
Who was the writer of the music for the movie The Killers?
A:
Miklós Rózsa composed the music for the movie's soundtrack.
Q:
What is the approximate runtime of the movie "The Killers"?
A:
The total runtime is 105 minutes.
Q:
The film, "The Killers" is of which genre?
A:
The movie is categorized as... Drama, Film noir and Black-and-white.
Q:
Who wrote the script for the movie The Killers?
A:
Ernest Hemingway, Anthony Veiller and Richard Brooks wrote the film's script.
Q:
Which actors were the stars of the movie "The Killers"?
A:
Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Sam Levene and Charles McGraw played a role in the movie.
Q:
Who was the producer of the film, "The Killers"?
A:
Mark Hellinger produced the movie.