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Licensor Information
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Featuring: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Albert Dekker, Sam Levene, Vince Barnett, Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavetes, Clu Gulager, Claude Akins, Norman Fell, Ronald Reagan, Seymour Cassel
Ernest Hemingway’s simple but gripping short tale “The Killers” is a model of economical storytelling. Two directors adapted it into unforgettably virile features: Robert Siodmak, in a 1946 film that helped define the noir style and launch the acting careers of Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner; and Don Siegel, in a brutal 1964 version, starring Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, and John Cassavetes, that was intended for television but deemed too violent for home audiences and released theatrically instead. The first is poetic and shadowy, the second direct and harsh as daylight, but both get at the heart of Hemingway’s existential classic.
Details by Film
The Killers
Year: 1946
Time: 102
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
The Killers
Year: 1964
Time: 94
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Mono 1.0
Release Information:
Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Short Film, Interview, Audio Recording, Radio Program, Theatrical Trailer, Insert
- Andrei Tarkovsky's short film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's "The Killers," made when he was a student in 1956
- Interview from 2002 with writer Stuart M. Kaminsky about both films
- Audio recording from 2002 of actor Stacy Keach reading Hemingway's short story
- Screen Directors's Playhouse radio adaptation from 1949 of the 1946 film, starring Burt Lancaster and Shelley Winters
- Interview from 2002 with actor Clu Gulager
- Audio excerpt from director Don Siegel's autobiography, A Siegel Film, read by actor and director Hampton Fancher
- Trailer for the 1946 version
- Trailer for the 1964 version
- Two inserts, one featuring an essay on the 1946 version by Jonathan Lethem and another featuring an essay on the 1964 version by Geoffrey O'Brien
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Release Credits
Artwork: Lucien S. Y. Yang
Producer: Susan Arosteguy
Producer: Kate Elmore
Release Notes on Restoration
The Killers
Robert Siodmak's The Killers is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1. On widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and right to maintain the proper screen format. This new high-definition digital transfer was created on a Spirit Datacine film scanner from a 35mm nitrate fine-grain master positive.
The original monaural soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from a 35mm magnetic track. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD, AudioCube's integrated workstation, and iZotope RX 4.
The original monaural soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from a 35mm magnetic track. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD, AudioCube's integrated workstation, and iZotope RX 4.
The Killers
Don Siegel's The Killers is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1. On widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and right to maintain the proper screen format. This new high-definition digital transfer was created on a Spirit Datacine film scanner from a 35mm interpositive.
The original monaural soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from a 35mm magnetic track. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD, AudioCube's integrated workstation, and iZotope RX 4.
The original monaural soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from a 35mm magnetic track. Clicks, thumps, hiss, hum, and crackle were manually removed using Pro Tools HD, AudioCube's integrated workstation, and iZotope RX 4.