The Killers

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Claudio C The Killers (1946) The Double-Crossers and The Killers (11,578 – 31 Mar 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho) In Brentwood, New Jersey, the hitmen Al (Charles McGraw) and Max (William Conrad) arrive at a diner looking for Pete “The Swede” Lund (Burt Lancaster. He uses to have dinner at the place but has not come on this day. When they leave the diner, The Swede’s colleague Nick Adams (Phil Brown), runs to the boarding house where The Swede is lodged but he says that he committed a mistake in the past and is tired of fleeing. Then he is murdered by the killers in his room with no reaction and several shots. The Swede leaves an insurance policy of US$ 2,500 to a hotel housekeeper in Atlantic City and insurance investigator Jim Reardon (Edmond O'Brien) investigates the case. Reardon interviews The Swede’s friends and befriends his best friend, Police Lt. Sam Lubinsky (Sam Levene), who married his former girlfriend Lilly Harmon Lubinsky (Virginia Christine). He learns that The Swede’s real name was Ole Anderson, a former boxer that wounded his powerful right hand and needed to prematurely quit his career. When he meets the crime lord “Big Jim” Colfax (Albert Dekker), he falls for his girlfriend Kitty Collins (Ava Gardner) and initiates a career of crime, assuming the rob of a jewelry to protect Kitty; serving three years in prison; and participating of a heist of a payment roll, culminating in several double-crossing. Now Reardon and Lubinsky team up to find the stolen money. “The Killers” (1946) is a magnificent film-noir directed by Robert Siodmak, with an engaging story about double-crossers and killers. This film is the debut of Burt Lancaster, who performs as a down-to-luck boxer that needs to stop his career and prefers to join the crime life instead of joining the police. Ava Gardner performs the typical femme fatale in film-noir, seducing and betraying The Swede. The non-chronological screenplay discloses the story in many flashbacks originated by a simple insurance police of US$ 2,500 and culminating with the recovery of US# 254,912 from a heist. “The Killers” is certainly among the greatest film-noirs. My vote is eight. Title (Brazil): “Os Assassinos” (“The Killers”) My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/ Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/14/25 Full Review Irene M Based on a (Very) short story by Ernest Hemingway, this script and movie has survived the 'test of time'. Its so well done, I'm surprised I've never heard of it before. Its quite complicated and requires your attention! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/24/24 Full Review Audience Member Five Stars 'cuz Ava is SMOKIN' Hot! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review Steve D Fine but lacking any surprises. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/29/24 Full Review harwee h Entertaining and well directed, Burt Lancaster always stunning. But in the end you don't care about the characters. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/10/24 Full Review Alec B Think of it as a mash up of "Citizen Kane" and "Double Indemnity". Maybe the ending isn't totally effective but it has one hell of a compelling opening and much of the middle section shades the characters in interesting ways. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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