Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavetes
Supposedly based on the short story by Ernest Hemingway. In this film noir, two hitmen want to find out why their latest victim (a race car driver!) "just stood there and took it" when they came to sh...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 18, 2003
Stats: 163 reviews
Not as atmospheric as Robert Siodmak's 1946 version but this neo-noirish rendition of Ernest Hemingway's short story does have it's merits. Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson are standouts in an otherwise lethargic cast. Director Don Siegel took a completely different approach to t...( read more)
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Lee Marvin stars as a seasoned hitman, in a remake of the 1946 film noir of the same title. This story involves the arr...( read more)
A decent remake. It's funny to see Ronald Reagan as a villian. Lee Marvin is the quintissential badass and Dickinson is smoking hot. Overall it gives the feeling of a vintage made for TV movie. Catch it if you can...
THE KILLERS is one of the coolest movies i've watched recently in quite some time...Marvin is awesome as usual....Dickinson is a conniving sexy bitch, and Reagan is fricken EXCELLENT as the villiain. While a remake itself...this is better than most of the unoriginal slop that i...( read more)
Definitely prefer the 1946 version.The 1964 version was alright but a little cheezy
A minor, but fascinating genre picture from the mid 60s, usually noted for being future President Reagan's final film. Also remembered for a classic in extremis line from Lee Marvin who, as he collapses, aims his gun at Angie Dickinson (I think) and says, "Lady, I just ain't got ...( read more)
The 1964 remake of the 1946 classic film starring Burt Lancaster simply isn't as good. There were good performances but the film has aged for the worse. There is a strong sense of 60's camp that consumes you while watching it. I believe this may have been the first movie made for...( read more)
Quality Noir in colour. I just thought this might have worked better in black and white.
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