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Ernest Hemingway's The killers / Killers. - [Fullscreen presentation]. , United States - [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, ©2003. - 2 videodiscs (102 min., 94 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 brochures. - The Criterion collection ; 176. . - Criterion collection ; 176. .

Based on the short story, The killers, by Ernest Hemingway. Includes two essay brochures: Essay on 1946 version by Jonathan Lethem and essay on 1964 version by Geoffrey O'Brien. Originally produced as motion pictures in 1946 and 1964. Special features: Disc 1, Andrei Tarkovsky's 1956 student film version of The killers (Ubiĭt͡sy) ; video interview with writer Stuart M. Kaminsky ; Screen Director's Playhouse 1949 radio adaptation ; Reading of Hemingway's short story ; Production stills ; Music and effects track -- Disc 2, Reflections with Clu Gulager ; Excerpts from Don Siegel's autobiography A Siegel film.

Disc 1. 1946 adaptation -- disc 2. 1964 adaptation.

1946 version: Produced by Mark Hellinger ; directed by Robert Siodmak ; screenplay, Anthony Veiller ; music, Miklos Rozsa ; director of photography, Woody Bredell ; editor, Arthur Hilton. 1946 version: Produced by Mark Hellinger ; directed by Robert Siodmak ; screenplay, Anthony Veiller ; music, Miklos Rozsa ; director of photography, Woody Bredell ; editor, Arthur Hilton. 1964 version: Produced and directed by Donald Siegel ; screenplay, Gene L. Coon ; music, Johnny Williams ; director of photography, Richard L. Rawlings ; editor, Richard Belding. 1964 version: Produced and directed by Donald Siegel ; screenplay, Gene L. Coon ; music, Johnny Williams ; director of photography, Richard L. Rawlings ; editor, Richard Belding.

1946 version: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Sam Levene, Virginia Christine, William Conrad. 1964 version: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavetes, Clu Gulager, Ronald Reagan.

Melodramatic thrillers based on the Hemingway story about two hit men and their target, who accepts his fate as though he were already dead.

Not rated.


DVD ; NTSC ; fullscreen presentation ; Dolby digital mono ; dual-layer disc.


English SDH captions for the hearing impaired [1946 and 1964 features].

1946 version was named to the National Film Registry in 2008 by the Library of Congress. Winner, Best Foreign Actor (Lee Marvin), 1966 BAFTA Awards.

ISBN: 1559409312 9781559409315

Standard No.: 715515013321

Publisher. No.: CC1583D Criterion Collection

Subjects--Personal Names:
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. Killers. --Film adaptations.
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961. Killers. --Audio adaptations.

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Killers (Hemingway, Ernest)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Murder for hire--United States--Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations)--United States--Drama.
Man-woman relationships--United States--Drama.
Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Personal narratives.
Man-woman relationships.
Motion picture producers and directors.
Murder for hire.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Film noir.
Detective and mystery films.
Crime films.
Feature films.
Short films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Radio adaptations.
Audiobooks.
Audio adaptations.
Audiobooks.
Crime films.
Detective and mystery films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Film noir.
Personal narratives.
Radio adaptations.
Short films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

LC Class. No.: PN1997 / .E76 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 791.4375