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The killers / Universal Pictures ; Mark Hellinger Productions ; produced by Mark Hellinger ; directed by Robert Siodmak. Ernest Hemingingway's the killers ; Universal Studios ; produced and directed by Donald Siegel.

Veiller, Anthony, 1903-1965 (Added Author). Hellinger, Mark, 1903-1947 (Added Author). Siodmak, Robert, 1900-1973 (director.). Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994 (performer.). Gardner, Ava, 1922-1990 (performer.). Coon, Gene L. (Added Author). Siegel, Don, 1912-1991 (director.). Marvin, Lee, (performer.). Dickinson, Angie, (performer.). Cassavetes, John, 1929-1989 (performer.). Reagan, Ronald, (performer.). Gulager, Clu, (performer.). Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 Killers. (Added Author). Universal-International (Firm) (Added Author). Mark Hellinger Productions, Inc. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). Universal Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). 1946 version: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner. (Cast). 1964 version: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavettes, Clu Gulager, Ronald Reagan. (Cast).

Summary:

Melodramatic thriller based on the Hemingway story about two hit men who become curious about the life and death of the man they were hired to kill.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1559409312
  • ISBN: 9781559409315
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (102 min., 94 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2003]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Dolby digital mono.
Based on the short story, The killers, by Ernest Hemingway.
Originally released as motion pictures in 1946 and 1964.
Special edition double-disc set features The killers (1946) and The killers (1964). Includes Andrei Tarkovsky's 1956 student film version of The killers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Killers (1946): screenplay, Anthony Veiller.
Killers (1964): screenplay, Gene L. Coon.
Participant or Performer Note:
1946 version: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner.
1964 version: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavettes, Clu Gulager, Ronald Reagan.
System Details Note:
DVD.

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Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Allentown Public Library DVD KILL v.1-2 c.1 (Text) 34455006397034 Adult DVD Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library DVD 2 DVDs (Text) 33062007905491 Adult DVD Fiction Available -

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