The Killers (1964)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Don Siegel

Writers:

Ernest Hemingway (story)
Gene L. Coon (writer)

Release Date:

7 July 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

There is more than one way to kill a man!

Plot:

Surprised that their contract victim didn't try to run away from them, two professional hit men try to find out who hired them and why.

Plot Keywords:

Robbery | Teacher | School For The Blind | Violence | Helicopter Shot

Awards:

Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Lee Marvin	...	Charlie Strom
Angie Dickinson	...	Sheila Farr
John Cassavetes	...	Johnny North
Clu Gulager	...	Lee
Claude Akins	...	Earl Sylvester
Norman Fell	...	Mickey Farmer
Ronald Reagan	...	Jack Browning
Virginia Christine	...	Miss Watson
Don Haggerty	...	Mail Truck Driver
Robert Phillips	...	George Flemming
Kathleen O'Malley	...	Miss Leslie, Secretary
Ted Jacques	...	Gym Assistant
Irvin Mosley	...	Mail Truck Guard
Jimmy Joyce	...	Sales Assistant
Davis Roberts	...	Maitre D'

Also Known As:

Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (USA) (promotional title)
Johnny North (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1964) (cut) | Finland:(Banned) (1964) (uncut) | Finland:K-16 (1968) (cut) | Iceland:12 | Norway:16 (1964) | West Germany:16 (nf) | Australia:M | Spain:18 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California, USA

Company:

Revue Studios

Trivia:

According to 'Don Siegel (I)', it was the policy at Universal at the time to shoot the last scene of the film first. On that first day of filming, according to Siegel and Clu Gulager, Lee Marvin arrived late and had been drinking, but because he had no dialogue, the scenes were used as shot.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When Charlie and Lee go down to Miami to visit Earl Sylvester there are mountains clearly visible in the background as they drive up to the garage.

Quotes:

Charlie Strom: Whoever laid this contract wasn't worried about the million dollars, and the only people that don't worry about a million dollars are the people that have a million dollars.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Biography: Angie Dickinson: Tinseltown's Classiest Broad" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Too Little Time

Easyer to follow than the original and with a killer main theme!

What can I say about this one? This race driver is the best there is and one day he gets approached y a dame and he falls in love and gets distracted on the filed and crashes his car and becomes injured. he now can't race no more and has to do a bank robbery for the dame's husband. people are double crossed, people kiss and people are killed. and in the end you are not left with any questions.

i liked this one for it's soundtrack, acting and cinematography. the colors in this movie are so bright you'd think they were making a point NOT to be like the dark original. killer performance by Lee Marvin as always and a classic soundtrack makes this b-movie cult classic a worthy addition to your collection!