The Killers
– A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not..
A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not try to get away.
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Release Date:
24 Oct 1964
Language:
English
MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated
Director:
Don Siegel
Writer:
Ernest Hemingway (story), Gene L. Coon (screenplay)
Main Actors:
Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavetes, Clu Gulager
Plot:
A remake of The Killers (1946) which itself was inspired by the Ernest Hemingway short story. Told instead from the hitmen's point of view, the killers decide to find out why their latest victim (a race car driver) "just stood there and took it" when they came to shoot him. They also figure on collecting more money. Ronald Reagan plays a rich, double-crossing financier. Lovely Angie Dickinson plays the femme fatale.
Awards:
Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination.
Production:
Universal Pictures
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