The Killers (1946)

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Robert Siodmak

Producer:

Mark Hellinger

Writer:

Anthony Veiller, Ernest Hemingway, John Huston

Release Date:

Aug 30, 1946

Runtime:

1hr 45m

Synopsis

Hit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.

Cast

  • Burt Lancaster
  • Ava Gardner
  • Edmond O'Brien
  • Albert Dekker
  • Sam Levene
  • Vince Barnett
  • Virginia Christine
  • Jack Lambert
  • Charles D. Brown
  • Donald MacBride

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  • Mar 20, 2017

    Ava Gardner was in this for like five minutes. I feel robbed.

    722 Likes
    cassandra
    cassandra
    Aug 2, 2021

    all burt lancaster does in this movie is take a shower and die and all ava gardner does in this movie is lie on a bed and lie, and you know what? thatโ€™s all we really need sexy people to do! good for them!

    547 Likes
    eely
    eely
    May 10, 2020

    "Don't ask a dying man to lie his soul into hell."

    519 Likes
    Josh Lewis
    Josh Lewis
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    Apr 14, 2021

    Robert Siodmakโ€™s THE KILLERS is undeniably a classic film noir, and rightly regarded as one of the genre's best. Based on the short story by Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway actually credited the film for being โ€œthe only good picture ever made of a story of mineโ€. Delightfullyโ€ฆ

    406 Likes
    Nakul
    Nakul
    Jul 25, 2019

    Burt Lancaster is beautiful and dumb. Ava Gardner is hot and evil. And one intrepid insurance man is there to resolve it all.

    333 Likes
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    Jan 26, 2026

    i dislike the fact that yesterday i was completely hypnotized thinking all day about this movie and the way it was directed and told, and even more because i had so many thoughts and ideas that i could have written and scribbled (i was procrastinating like hell.) how sadโ€ฆ

    189 Likes
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    Dec 21, 2020

    Inspired by a short story by Ernest Hemingway, The Killers is a ballad of dilated and threatening shadows, which combines expressionist aesthetics with Hopper's paintings. Night and darkness dominate the entire film which opens onto a highway shrouded in darkness, with theโ€ฆ

    173 Likes
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    Jan 12, 2026

    Murky shadows and gritty sequences, lots of plays between light and shade. Characterised by its flashback-driven narrative. A proper film noir. The opening set up is as cool as any. so much to get tangled up with, and the score pierces through at just the right moments.โ€ฆ

    166 Likes
    Sethsreviews
    Sethsreviews
    Aug 11, 2022

    Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner star in Robert Siodmakโ€™s noir about an insurance agent who inadvertently unravels a web of secrets while looking into the murder of an ex-boxer. Using Ernest Hemingwayโ€™s short story as the starting point, Siodmak and co push the sourceโ€ฆ

    156 Likes
    Josh Gillam
    Josh Gillam

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Top Reviews
  • CvptvinHowdy
    CvptvinHowdy is "meh" on
    The Killers

    I usually dig old noir films, but this one didn't have a good grasp on me. The story told in reverse of Burt Lancaster's character is interesting, but the characters themselves didn't really keep me invested in the story. It's enough for me to like the film but not standout.

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    Zdobby259
    Zdobby259 loved
    The Killers

    Ava Gardner plays the fem fatale so well in this with the way she deceives everyone. Lancaster is great too as he portrays a man who loses his livelihood and turns to crime only for his past to come back. The score is great and overall a great movie. One of my favorite thrillers.

    1Y
    Sam
    Sam loved
    The Killers

    Ok Ava Gardner is so iconic, I found it funny that the insurance investigator really did more than the police did as far as getting to the bottom of the murder, but it had a lot of funny moments and it turned out to be really good!

    2Y
  • Griffin McClary
    Griffin McClary is "meh" on
    The Killers

    Burt Lancaster was not great at acting in this one, fire intro scene though

    26D
    lala is better than u
    lala is better than u loved
    The Killers

    ava gardner was too pretty for all of them smh

    2Y
    mason williams
    mason williams liked
    The Killers

    Top shelf noir. The opening is terrific.

    1Y

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is The Killers (1946) (1946)?
The movie is 1hr 45min long.
What's The Killers (1946) (1946) about?
Hit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.
Who's the cast of The Killers (1946) (1946)?
  • Burt Lancaster as Ole 'Swede' Anderson
  • Ava Gardner as Kitty Collins
  • Edmond O'Brien as Jim Reardon
  • Albert Dekker as Big Jim Colfax
  • Sam Levene as Police Lt. Sam Lubinsky
  • Vince Barnett as Charleston
  • Virginia Christine as Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
  • Jack Lambert as 'Dum-Dum' Clarke
  • Charles D. Brown as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
  • Donald MacBride as R.S. Kenyon
Who's the director behind The Killers (1946) (1946)?
Robert Siodmak directed The Killers (1946) (1946).
Who produced The Killers (1946) (1946)?
Mark Hellinger produced The Killers (1946) (1946).