Killers, The

Killers, The

1946

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede" (Burt Lancaster). 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 (Edmond O'Brien), 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 (Ava Gardner) who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man (Albert Dekker).

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Film Detail

Genre

Crime - Drama

Length

1 hr. 43 mins.

US Theatrical Release

August 30, 1946

US Box Office

No Data Available

Global Office

No Data Available

Rating

NR

Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method

Digital Only

Aquired Format

Fandango at Home

Aspect Ratio

FS 1.37:1

Audio

English: DD+ 5.1

Studio

Universal Studios

Released

July 7, 2015

Acquired Date

April 24, 2018

Times Seen

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Actors

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien

Albert Dekker

Albert Dekker

Sam Levene

Sam Levene

Vince Barnett

Vince Barnett

Virginia Christine

Virginia Christine

Jack Lambert

Jack Lambert

Charles D. Brown

Charles D. Brown

Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride

Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

William Conrad

William Conrad

Directors

Robert Siodmak

Robert Siodmak

Producers

Mark Hellinger

Mark Hellinger

Writers

Anthony Veiller

Anthony Veiller

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users

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RT Fresh

100%

Tomatometer

36 votes

RT Fresh Certified

89%

Popcornmeter

287 votes

METASCORE

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

24,522 votes

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