The Killers
Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". 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, 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 who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.
Cast
Edmond O'Brien
as Jim Reardon
Burt Lancaster
as 'Swede' Andersen
Ava Gardner
as Kitty Collins
Albert Dekker
as Big Jim Colfax
Sam Levene
as 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
Reviews
CinemaSerf
When two hit men arrive in the diner of a small town, they announce their intention to the owner of killing one of his customers - former boxer "the Swede" (Burt Lancaster). He manages to convince them that he would not be coming in that night, and so they leave to track him down. His friend, who wa...
griggs79
Robert Siodmak’s _The Killers_ intrigues more than it excites. Each scene is steeped in a rich atmosphere, with tension simmering under the surface. Siodmak’s non-linear storytelling leads you through a maze of betrayal and mystery, making it a slow-burn puzzle rather than a thrill ride. It’s a film...
