THE KILLERS (CRITERION COLLECTION 2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION) (DOUBLE FEATURE 1946 & 1964 VERSIONS) [DVD]

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• Release Year: 1964
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
• Plot: Why would a man welcome his own murder?; ; Ernest Hemingway's gripping short story 'The Killers' has fascinated readers and filmmakers for generations. Its first screen incarnation came in 1946, when director Robert Siodmak unleashed 'The Killers', helping to define the 'film noir' style and launching the careers of Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner in an archetypal masterpiece. In 1956, then-film student Andrei Tarkovsky tackled the story with a faithful 19-minute short. 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. The Criterion Collection presents all three versions of this classic tale of amorality that asks why a man would silently welcome his fate with the passivity of a man already dead.
• Cast: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavetes
• Director: Don Siegel
• Runtime: 3:16
• Media Format: Movie