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The Killers (1964)

93 min  -  Crime | Drama | Mystery   -  7 July 1964 (USA)
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Surprised that their contract victim didn't try to run away from them, two professional hit men try to find out who hired them and why.

Director:

Don Siegel

Writers:

Ernest Hemingway (story), Gene L. Coon (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lee Marvin ...
Angie Dickinson ...
Sheila Farr
John Cassavetes ...
Johnny North
Clu Gulager ...
Lee
Claude Akins Claude Akins ...
Earl Sylvester
Norman Fell ...
Mickey Farmer
Ronald Reagan ...
Virginia Christine Virginia Christine ...
Miss Watson
Don Haggerty Don Haggerty ...
Mail Truck Driver
Robert Phillips Robert Phillips ...
George Fleming
Kathleen O'Malley Kathleen O'Malley ...
Miss Leslie - the receptionist
Ted Jacques Ted Jacques ...
Gym Assistant
Irvin Mosley Jr. Irvin Mosley Jr. ...
Mail Truck Guard (as Irvin Mosley)
Jimmy Joyce Jimmy Joyce ...
Salesman
Davis Roberts Davis Roberts ...
Maître D'
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Storyline

Supposedly based on the short story by Ernest Hemingway. In this film noir, two hitmen want to find out why their latest victim (a race car driver!) "just stood there and took it" when they came to shoot him. Ronald Reagan plays a rich, double-crossing bad guy. A young Angie Dickinson (looking just like Ellen Barkin) plays the femme fatale. Written by Mark Logan <marklo@west.sun.com>  

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Taglines:

There is more than one way to kill a man!

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Ernest Hemingway's The Killers See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revue Studios See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Director Cameo: [Don Siegel] a cook at a diner See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: When North drives his Cobra into pit row prior to the race that Sylvester recalls, in flashback, a Ford badge is clearly visible on the side. In addition, there are several other Cobras in the race, presumably with Ford badges. Later in the film, Strom states that the heist was four years ago (from 1964), and so the race depicted was even earlier than that. Carroll Shelby did not drop the first Ford V-8 and transmission into an AC Cobra until February of 1962, and Ford did not start selling them until later that year. See more »

Quotes

Earl Sylvester: How'd he die?
Lee: Johnny North choked to death on one question... too many.
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Soundtracks

"Too Little Time"
Music by Henry Mancini
Lyrics by Don Raye
Sung by Nancy Wilson See more »