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1946 · 103 min · NR

The Killers

Directed by Robert Siodmak · Crime, Mystery, Thriller

The Killers (1946) is a Crime film, directed by Robert Siodmak set in Philadelphia and Atlantic City during the 1940s.

A film noir and heist, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of betrayal and fate & destiny play out through non linear / fractured timeline and multiple perspectives.

Composer
Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography
Elwood Bredell
Cast
Edmond O'BrienBurt LancasterAva GardnerAlbert DekkerSam LeveneVince BarnettVirginia ChristineJack Lambert

The world of this film

Setting

Where
PhiladelphiaAtlantic City
Setting
Urban
When
1940s

Premise & themes

Premise
Film NoirHeist
Themes
BetrayalFate & Destiny
Structure
Non Linear / Fractured TimelineMultiple Perspectives
Tone
BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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