Ole "The Swede" Andersen/Pete Lund
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The Killers is a 1946 American film noir starring Burt Lancaster (in his film debut), Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, and Sam Levene. Based in part on the 1927 short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway , [ 3 ] it focuses on an insurance detective's investigation into the execution by two professional killers of a former boxer who ...
The Killers (released in the UK as Ernest Hemingway's "The Killers") is a 1964 American neo noir crime film. Written by Gene L. Coon and directed by Don Siegel , it is the second Hollywood adaptation of Ernest Hemingway 's 1927 short story of the same name , following the 1946 version .
Two hit men kill a gas station attendant, and an insurance investigator uncovers his past and a web of crime and betrayal. Based on a Hemingway story, the film stars Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, and Edmond O'Brien, and was nominated for four Oscars.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Robert Siodmak
- 1946-08-30
Making his film debut in The Killers, Burt Lancaster, portrays Swede, a broken-down ex-fighter waiting in a sleazy room to be assassinated without resistance. Soon after, it becomes the job of...
A classic adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's short story, starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner as a doomed couple. The film is a landmark of the film noir genre, with a stylish direction, a memorable score and a twisty plot.
- The Swede
The Killers (also known as A Man Alone) is a 1946 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and based in part on the 1927 short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. It stars Burt Lancaster in his film debut, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien and Sam Levene.
The Killers, American film noir, released in 1946, that is considered a classic of the genre. It features Burt Lancaster in his breakthrough role. The film opens with two hit men fatally shooting Pete (“Swede”) Lund (played by Lancaster).
