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...

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