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Title:
The killers [DVD video]
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Publication Date:
2003
Publication Information:
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2003.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (102 min., 94 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 folded sheets.
ISBN:
9781559409315
Abstract:
Melodramatic thrillers based on the Hemingway story about two hit men and their target, who accepts his fate as though he were already dead.
General Note:
Title from disc surface.
Based on the short story, The killers, by Ernest Hemingway.
Originally produced as motion pictures in 1946 and 1964.
Includes two essay brochures; 1946 version by Jonathan Lethem, 1964 version by Geoffrey O'Brien.
Special features. Disc 1 includes Andrei Tarkovsky's student film version ; interview with Stuart M. Kaminsky ; Screen Director's Playhouse 1949 radio adaptation ; Stacy Keach reads the short story ; trailers for Robert Siodmak films ; Paul Schrader's 1972 essay "Notes on film noir" ; music and effects track. Disc 2 contains interview with Clu Gulager ; excerpts from A Siegel film, the autobiography ; production memos from Siegel, broadcasting standards reports and casting suggestions ; music and effects track. Both contain production and publicity stills with actor biographies, press books & ads.
Performers:
1946 version: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Sam Levene, Virginia Christine ; 1964 version: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavetes, Clu Gulager, Ronald Reagan.
Contents:
Disc 1. 1946 adaptation -- disc 2. 1964 adaptation.
Technical Details:
Full screen presentation; Dolby digital mono; dual-layer.
Language:
English
Additional Language:
Includes English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
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Audience:
Not rated.
