The Killers

1946 · directed by Robert Siodmak

Rating

85/100

Hit

yes

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.

The Killers (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak, rates 85/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Edmond O'Brien
• Burt Lancaster
• Ava Gardner

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