Synopsis
Ernest Hemingway’s gripping short story “The Killers” has fascinated readers and filmmakers for generations. In 1964, Don Siegel—initially slated to direct the 1946 version—took it on, creating the first-ever made-for-TV feature, which would prove too violent for American audiences in the wake of JFK’s assassination.
Cast
| Charlie Strom | Lee Marvin |
| Sheila Farr | Angie Dickinson |
| Johnny North | John Cassavetes |
| Lee | Clu Gulager |
| Earl Sylvester | Claude Akins |
| Mickey Farmer | Norman Fell |
| Jack Browning | Ronald Reagan |
| Postal clerk | Seymour Cassel |
Credits
| Director | Don Siegel |
| Producer | Don Siegel |
| Music | Johnny Williams |
| Lyrics | Henry Mancini and Don Raye |
| Editing | Richard Belding |
| Art direction | Frank Arrigo and George Chan |
| Cinematography | Richard L. Rawlings |
Disc Features
- Gleaming new digital transfer
- Reflections with Clu Gulager, star of the 1964 version
- Excerpts from A Siegel Film pertaining to the making of the movie
- Production correspondence including memos from Don Siegel, broadcasting standards reports and casting suggestions
- Production and publicity stills with actor biographies, rare behind-the-scenes stills gallery, and advertisements
- Notes by Geoffrey O’Brien (Hardboiled America: Lurid Paperbacks and the Masters of Noir)
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
From the Current
The Killers (1964)
by Feb 17, 2003Our recollections of Robert Siodmak’s 1946 movie The Killers are apt to center on three primary elements: Ernest Hemingway’s story, so literally brought to the screen in the film’s opening scenes; Ava Gardner, carrying the full weight of that late-’40s sense of female sexuality as...
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