Ernest Hemingway's The killers
Ernest Hemingway's The killers [videorecording] /
Killers
Universal Pictures ; Mark Hellinger Productions ; screenplay by Anthony Veiller ; produced by Mark Hellinger ; directed by Robert Siodmak. Ernest Hemingingway's the killers ; Universal Studios ; screenplay by Gene L. Coon ; produced and directed by Donald Siegel.
- [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2003.
- 2 videodiscs (102 min., 94 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- The Criterion collection ; 176 .
- Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 176. .
Based on the short story, The killers, by Ernest Hemingway. Originally released as motion pictures in 1946 and 1964. Includes two essay brochures; 1946 version by Jonathan Lethem, 1964 version by Geoffrey O'Brien. 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; production memos from Siegel, broadcasting standards reports and casting suggestions. Both contain production and publicity stills with actor biographies, press books & ads.
Disc 1. 1946 adaptation -- disc 2. 1964 adaptation.
1946 version: music, Miklos Rozsa ; director of photography, Woody Bredell ; editor, Arthur Hilton. 1964 version. Music, Johnny Williams ; director of photography, Richard L. Rawlings ; editor, Richard Belding. 1946 version: music, Miklos Rozsa ; director of photography, Woody Bredell ; editor, Arthur Hilton. 1964 version. Music, Johnny Williams ; director of photography, Richard L. Rawlings ; editor, Richard Belding.
1946 version: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Sam Levene, Virginia Christine ; 1964 version: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavettes, Clu Gulager, Ronald Reagan.
Melodramatic thriller based on the Hemingway story about two hit men who become curious about the life and death of the man they were hired to kill.
DVD; Dolby digital mono.
1559409312 9781559409315
CC1577D Criterion Collection
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 --Film and video adaptations.
Murder for hire--United States--Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations)--United States--Drama.
Man-woman relationships--United States--Drama.
Feature films--United States.
Detective and mystery films--United States.
Film noir--United States.
Feature films.
Feature films--United States.
Film noir.
Detective and mystery films.
CM DVD 01066
791.43
Based on the short story, The killers, by Ernest Hemingway. Originally released as motion pictures in 1946 and 1964. Includes two essay brochures; 1946 version by Jonathan Lethem, 1964 version by Geoffrey O'Brien. 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; production memos from Siegel, broadcasting standards reports and casting suggestions. Both contain production and publicity stills with actor biographies, press books & ads.
Disc 1. 1946 adaptation -- disc 2. 1964 adaptation.
1946 version: music, Miklos Rozsa ; director of photography, Woody Bredell ; editor, Arthur Hilton. 1964 version. Music, Johnny Williams ; director of photography, Richard L. Rawlings ; editor, Richard Belding. 1946 version: music, Miklos Rozsa ; director of photography, Woody Bredell ; editor, Arthur Hilton. 1964 version. Music, Johnny Williams ; director of photography, Richard L. Rawlings ; editor, Richard Belding.
1946 version: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Sam Levene, Virginia Christine ; 1964 version: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavettes, Clu Gulager, Ronald Reagan.
Melodramatic thriller based on the Hemingway story about two hit men who become curious about the life and death of the man they were hired to kill.
DVD; Dolby digital mono.
1559409312 9781559409315
CC1577D Criterion Collection
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 --Film and video adaptations.
Murder for hire--United States--Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations)--United States--Drama.
Man-woman relationships--United States--Drama.
Feature films--United States.
Detective and mystery films--United States.
Film noir--United States.
Feature films.
Feature films--United States.
Film noir.
Detective and mystery films.
CM DVD 01066
791.43