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Feature film — 1946

The Killers (1946)

7.41h 43mCrime — Mystery — Thriller

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.

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A high-signal pick with 455 votes.

Universal International Pictures

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Director: Robert Siodmak

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Cast & crew

Edmond O'Brien as Jim Reardon

Edmond O'Brien

Jim Reardon

Burt Lancaster as 'Swede' Andersen

Burt Lancaster

'Swede' Andersen

Ava Gardner as Kitty Collins

Ava Gardner

Kitty Collins

Albert Dekker as Big Jim Colfax

Albert Dekker

Big Jim Colfax

Sam Levene as Lt. Sam Lubinsky

Sam Levene

Lt. Sam Lubinsky

Vince Barnett as Charleston

Vince Barnett

Charleston

Virginia Christine as Lilly Harmon Lubinsky

Virginia Christine

Lilly Harmon Lubinsky

Jack Lambert as 'Dum-Dum' Clarke

Jack Lambert

'Dum-Dum' Clarke

Charles D. Brown as Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager

Charles D. Brown

Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager

Donald MacBride as R.S. Kenyon

Donald MacBride

R.S. Kenyon

Charles McGraw as Al

Charles McGraw

Al

William Conrad as Max

William Conrad

Max

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