---
title: 'The Killers (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Siodmak'
released: '1946-08-28'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-killers-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038669/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Killers (1946)

1946 · 103 min · Drama, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

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 own murder. The screenplay was written by Anthony Veiller, with uncredited contributions by John Huston and Richard Brooks.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Siodmak](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-siodmak)
- **Screenplay:** [Ernest Hemingway](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-hemingway), [John Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-huston), [Richard Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-brooks), [Anthony Veiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-veiller)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Miklós Rózsa](https://cinepixo.com/people/miklos-rozsa)
- **Producer:** [Mark Hellinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-hellinger)
- **Director of Photography:** [Elwood Bredell](https://cinepixo.com/people/elwood-bredell)
- **Editor:** [Arthur Hilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-hilton)

## Cast

- [Charles McGraw](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-mcgraw)
- [Vince Barnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/vince-barnett)
- [Donald MacBride](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-macbride)
- [Burt Lancaster](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-lancaster)
- [Jack Lambert](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-lambert)
- [Ava Gardner](https://cinepixo.com/people/ava-gardner)
- [John Miljan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-miljan)
- [Bill Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-walker)
- [Edmond O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-o-brien)
- [Vera Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-lewis)
- [Jeff Corey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-corey)
- [William Conrad](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-conrad)
- [Queenie Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/queenie-smith)
- [Harry Hayden](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-hayden)
- [Phil Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-brown)

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