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7 July 1964 (USA) moreTagline:
There is more than one way to kill a man!Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Interview: Angie Dickinson on the Big Break, The Rat Pack, ‘Police Woman’ (From HollywoodChicago.com. 1 April 2009, 1:55 PM, PDT)
Full Clu Gulager Film Festival Details!
(From Dread Central. 27 August 2008, 1:55 PM, PDT)
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Cast Is More Intriuging Than The Story moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Lee Marvin | ... | Charlie Strom | |
| Angie Dickinson | ... | Sheila Farr | |
| John Cassavetes | ... | Johnny North | |
| Clu Gulager | ... | Lee | |
| Claude Akins | ... | Earl Sylvester | |
| Norman Fell | ... | Mickey Farmer | |
| Ronald Reagan | ... | Jack Browning | |
| Virginia Christine | ... | Miss Watson | |
| Don Haggerty | ... | Mail Truck Driver | |
| Robert Phillips | ... | George Flemming | |
| Kathleen O'Malley | ... | Miss Leslie, Secretary | |
| Ted Jacques | ... | Gym Assistant | |
| Irvin Mosley | ... | Mail Truck Guard | |
| Jimmy Joyce | ... | Sales Assistant | |
| Davis Roberts | ... | Maitre D' |
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Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (USA) (promotional title)Johnny North (USA) (working title)
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93 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1964) (uncut) | Finland:(Banned) (1964) (cut) | Finland:K-16 (1968) (cut) | Iceland:12 | Norway:16 (1964) | West Germany:16 (nf) | Australia:M | Spain:18 | Sweden:15Fun Stuff
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According to 'Don Siegel (I)', it was the policy at Universal at the time to shoot the last scene of the film first. On that first day of filming, according to Siegel and Clu Gulager, Lee Marvin arrived late and had been drinking, but because he had no dialogue, the scenes were used as shot. moreGoofs:
Continuity: While the gang is going over the heist plot in the garage, Jack stands up and slaps Sheila with his right hand across her left cheek. When she recovers from nearly falling over, she holds her right cheek. In another shot soon after, she is nursing her bruised left cheek. moreQuotes:
Charlie Strom: [quietly] Sylvester, unless you want to renew your partnership with the late Johnny North, I suggest you tell us everything and anything we want to know. moreMovie Connections:
Featured in "Biography: Angie Dickinson: Tinseltown's Classiest Broad" (1999) moreSoundtrack:
Too Little Time moreFAQ
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A bunch of well-known 1960s actors dot this film, with lesser-known but familiar faces also in here. He's not in the lead, but the most famous, of course, is former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. The stars of the film are the always- intense Lee Marvin, Clu Culager, John Cassevetes, Angie Dickinson, Claude Aiken and Norman Fell. I would like to have witnessed rehearsals for this film!
The story starts off very strong, then gets stupid with an annoying romance between Cassevates and Dickinson (complete with affected dialog) and then finishes very strong in the last 35 minutes. The ending is excellent. I guess you could label this a '60s version of film noir, especially since it is something of a re-make of the 1946 noir of the same name.
It seemed odd to see Reagan as the villain and makes the film less credible because it doesn't fit his image. Marvin, however, always is a convincing villain. What a great voice he had, too! In all, despite the cast and the good director (Don Siegel), this film never had the impact it could have had n audiences.