The Killers

1956 · directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

Rating

63/100

Hit

no

The Killers is a 1956 student film by the Soviet and Russian film director Andrei Tarkovsky and his fellow students Marika Beiku and Aleksandr Gordon. The film is based on the short story "The Killers" by Ernest Hemingway, written in 1927. It was Tarkovsky's first film, produced when he was a student at the State Institute of Cinematography.

The Killers (1956), directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, rates 63/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Yuliy Fayt
• Aleksandr Gordon
• Valentin Vinogradov
• Vadim Novikov
• Yuriy Dubrovin
• Andrei Tarkovsky
• Vasiliy Shukshin
• Ermengeld Konovalov

Crew

• Aleksandr Rybin — Director of Photography
• Alfredo Álvarez — Director of Photography

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2. Stalker (1979) — 97/100 · hit
3. Mirror (1975) — 96/100 · hit
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5. Ivan's Childhood (1962) — 87/100 · hit
6. The Sacrifice (1986) — 81/100 · hit

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