Underplayed Gems

The Killers (1964)

The Killers poster
Directed by
Don Siegel
Genre
drama film, action film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
14
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 207 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two hitmen investigate who hired them to kill a former race car driver and why he seemed to accept his fate. They track down his past through a woman he loved and uncover a heist gone wrong.

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What happens

The Killers (also known as Ernest Hemingway's "The Killers") is a 1964 American neo-noir crime film directed and produced by Don Siegel, from a screenplay by Gene L. Coon. It is the second Hollywood adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 1927 short story, following the 1946 film. It stars Lee Marvin, John Cassavetes, Angie Dickinson, and future president Ronald Reagan in his final film role before formally retiring from acting in 1966 to embark on his political career. The film was originally produced as a made-for-television film for NBC, but was instead given a theatrical release by Universal Pictures. It premiered on July 17, 1964. Marvin's performance earned him the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor (jointly for his role in Cat Ballou). At the time of release, Marvin said that it was his favorite film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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