The Killers (1946)

USA, 103 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Killers
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1947-02-17

Cast

Burt Lancaster
Ole "Swede" Anderson, kallar sig Pete Lund

Ava Gardner
Kitty Collins

Edmond O'Brien
James "Jim" Riordan

Albert Dekker
"Big Jim" Colfax

Sam Levene
poliskommissarie (lieutenant) Sam Lubinsky

Vince Barnett
Charleston

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Titles

Original title
  • The Killers
Swedish release title
  • Hämnarna
Distribution title
  • Den, der hævner (Danmark)
  • Tappajat (Finland)
  • Die Killer (Västtyskland/Österrike)
  • Les tueurs (Frankrike/Belgien)
  • I gangsters (Italien)
  • Forajidos (Spanien)
Alternative title
  • Ernest Hemingway's The Killers

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Assistant to the Producer
Unit Publicist
Special Photographic Effects
Orchestration
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Stunt

Cast

Burt Lancaster Ole "Swede" Anderson, kallar sig Pete Lund
Ava Gardner Kitty Collins
Edmond O'Brien James "Jim" Riordan
Albert Dekker "Big Jim" Colfax
Sam Levene poliskommissarie (lieutenant) Sam Lubinsky
Vince Barnett Charleston
Virginia Christine Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
Jack Lambert "Dum-Dum" Clarke
Charles D. Brown Packy Robinson
Donald MacBride R.S. Kenyon
Charles McGraw Al
William Conrad Max
John Miljan Jake
Phil Brown Nick Adams
Queenie Smith Mary Ellen "Queenie" Doherty, städerska
- Ej krediterade:
Garry Owen Joe
Harry Hayden George
Bill Walker Sam
Jeff Corey Blinky Franklin
Wallace Scott (as Wally Scott) Charlie
Gabrielle Windsor Ginny Bryson
Harry Brown kassören
Beatrice Roberts sköterskan
Howard Freeman polischefen i Brentwood
John Berkes Mr. Plunther
John Sheehan läkaren i boxningsarenan
Charles Middleton bonden Brown
Al Hill kund på matstället
Noel Cravat Lou Tingle
Neal Dodd prästen
George Anderson fängelseläkaren
Vera Lewis Mrs. Hirsch
Howard J. Negley poliskonstapeln
Milton Wallace kyparen
Ann Staunton Stella
William Ruhl föraren
Therese Lyon Mrs. Grimes, hushållerskan
Perc Launders poliskonstapeln
Ernest S. Adams (as Ernie Adams) Gimp
Jack Cheatham polisföraren
Ethan Laidlaw konduktören
Geoffrey Ingham poliskonstapeln
Michael Hale Pete
Wally Rose bartendern
Nolan Leary kypare på The Green Cat
John Trebach kypare
Audley Anderson kassörens assistent
Mike Donovan (as Mike P. Donovan) tidskontrollören
Rex Dale en man
Ernest S. Adams bov med käpp
Mark Hellinger man i baren

Companies

Production Company Universal Pictures Company Inc.
Mark Hellinger Productions Inc.
Copyright Universal Pictures Company Inc. 1946-08-21 LP514
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Universal Film AB 1947

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 88947
Date 1956-10-13
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2810 meters
Censored length 2805 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Censorship number 70902
Date 1946-11-07
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2650 meters
Censored length 2629 meters
Notes Speltid efter censurklipp: 96 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 103 min


Original work

Original title The Killers (Short story)
Author Ernest Hemingway


Production location

1946-04-29 1946-06

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1947-02-17 Fågel Blå Uppsala Sweden 96 min (m fl platser)
Release in Stockholm 1947-03-07 Folkan Sweden 96 min
Re-release 1956 Sweden 103 min
TV showing 1971-11-27 TV2 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1993-03-14
TV showing 2002-02-17 TV3 Sweden
2002-05-18 TV3 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2009-02-25
2009-02-27
Cinematheque screening 2016-04-11 Victoria Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2016-04-11

Soundtrack listing

Original title The More I Know of Love
Composer Miklos Rozsa
Lyrics Jack Brooks
Sung by Ava Gardner


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2767


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2793


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Synopsis


Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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