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1946
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. Based in part on the 1927 short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway, it focuses on insurance detective Jim Riordan's investigation into the execution by Al and Max, two professional killers, of former boxer Pete Lund, who did not resist his…
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*This publication was also writen in* SPANISH *and* PORTUGUESE . Esquire While I definitely don't agree with millions of people's completely misperception about movies being just products that function as pure entertainment, I recognize that yes, movies are products made for the vast majority of their purpose, but there is much more to it than that (something that only those who really appreciate movies can see and…More
When it comes to adapting literature to screen, the short story appears a more receptive form than the novel, and this could be explained by its having less original content, leaving more space for filmmakers to manoeuvre. The great American writer Ernest Hemingway would probably have agreed with that, at least based on his experiences with Hollywood adapting his work. His 1927 short story *The Killers* served as th…More
