The Killers is a 1946 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Burt Lancaster in his film debut, along with Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien and Sam Levene.

The Killers: Directed by Robert Siodmak. With Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Albert Dekker. Hit men arrive in a small New Jersey town to kill an unresisting victim, and insurance investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.

The Killers (also known as A Man Alone) is a 1946 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and based in part on the 1927 short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. It stars Burt Lancaster in his film debut, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien and Sam Levene.

2020年8月27日 · After seeing her performance in Whistle Stop, producer Mark Hellinger's only choice to play the lead female role in his production of The Killers was Ava Gardner. The character of Kitty Collins was that of the archetypal femme fatale, a beautiful woman who ultimately brings disaster to the men around her.

Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946 with her performance in Robert Siodmak's film noir The Killers.

Ava Gardner, in Robert Siodmak’s “The Killers,” emerges as one of the most unforgettable figures of the genre. Her portrayal of Kitty Collins, the alluring femme fatale, not only turned heads but also defined her career, marking her transition from …

2024年10月17日 · Ava Gardner in "The Killers," from 1946. Photo: Universal City Studios. American film noirs tend to depict hapless heroes who fall in love with evil women who end up wrecking their lives. One...

His real name is Ole Andersen, a former boxer who was naively led on the path to ruin by Kitty Collins (Ava Gardner), an irresistible bad girl with ties to the mob. The Killers is an adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway short story of the same name.

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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 this archetypal masterpiece.

Ava Gardner’s Kitty Collins epitomizes the femme fatale—seductive, mysterious, and dangerous, leading men to their ruin. Their character dynamics play into noir’s typical gender roles and the era's anxieties about female sexuality and agency.

It featured two unknowns: Burt Lancaster in his film debut (at age 32) and a break-out memorable performance from 23 year old MGM contract actress Ava Gardner. Her role as the film's duplicitous, strikingly-beautiful, vixenish and unsympathetic femme fatale made Gardner an overnight love goddess and star.

2024年10月12日 · Ava Gardner, one of Hollywood’s most enchanting actresses, delivered a stunning performance in the 1946 film noir classic The Killers. Directed by Robert Siodmak and based on Ernest Hemingway’s short story, this film marked a pivotal moment in Gardner’s career and solidified her status as a leading lady in the film industry.

Starring Burt Lancaster in his film debut, Ava Gardner, and Edmond O’Brien as Insurance Investigator Jim Reardon, THE KILLERS weaves a tale of a man who is passively responsible for his own fate, knowing that his past has finally caught up with him. View a short clip from this film.

2019年4月15日 · Ava Gardner joined the best of the 1940s femmes in her role as Kitty Collins. One never knows whose side she’s on, who her true love is, or whether she ever loved anybody. The Alpha males will fight over her, or try to beat her.

2022年3月13日 · “The Killers” is an excellent film noir, starring Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, and Edmond O’Brien. It starts with two contract killers who come to a small town to kill a man working at the local gas station. When a friend tries to warn him, he makes no attempt to escape or hide, merely lies on…

The Killers is a 1946 film noir directed by Robert Siodmak, based on Ernest Hemingway's short story. The film stars Burt Lancaster in his debut role as a former boxer who becomes the target of contract killers. Ava Gardner plays his mysterious love interest.

2015年7月6日 · The film is as nested with weird resonances as it is glamorous with obvious pleasures: Ava Gardner as lush and irresistible as a femme fatale could ever be; Burt Lancaster, in his debut performance, before all the heroics and jaw-thrusting bravado, already seeming to have a hedge on the doomed passivity of his roles in The Swimmer and Atlantic ...

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 this archetypal masterpiece

Widely considered to be the director’s masterpiece and one of the greatest works of the noir cycle, Robert Siodmak’s The Killers, very loosely based on a short story by Ernest Hemingway, follows a Citizen Kane-like narrative in which a dead man’s life is excavated through interviews with those who knew him best.

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