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Killers (The) AKA Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (Blu-ray) (1946)
THE MOST SUSPENSEFUL PICTURE OF ALL TIME!Director: Robert Siodmak
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:* The Film
* "The Killers" directed by Don Siegel (1964)
* "The Killers" short film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky (1956) (20:38)
Interview from 2002 with writer Stuart M. Kaminsky about both films (17:46)
Piece from 2002 in which actor Stacy Keach reads Hemingway’s short story (20:00)
Screen Director’s Playhouse radio adaptation from 1949 of the 1946 film, starring Burt Lancaster and Shelley Winters (17:43 + 29:42)
Interview from 2002 with actor Clu Gulager (18:46)
Audio excerpt from director Don Siegel’s autobiography, "A Siegel Film", read by actor and director Hampton Fancher (19:32)
Trailer for 1964 version (2:23) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a booklet with essays by novelist Jonathan Lethem and critic Geoffrey O’Brien.
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Easter eggs:"Video of Clu Gulager reading a section of Siegel's autobiography"
- Go to the 1964 version, go to Supplements, highlight "Reflections with Clu Gulager" and press the blue button.
"Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" trailer
- Go to the 1946 version, go to Supplements, highlight "Source and Adaptations" and press the blue button -
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Extras:"Hemingway/Siodmak" (23:08, in French)
Herve Dumont (16:24; in French)
"Expressionism in Black and White" (16:11; in French)
"The Boxer's Confession" (15:02; in French)
The Killers Radio version (30:20; in English with French subtitles)
Andre Tarkovsky's The Killers short film (20:59; in Russian with French subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (1:45) -
Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 mono
French DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:1949 "Screen Director's Playhouse" adaptation with Burt Lancaster and Shelley Winters (29:57)
Stills Gallery
English Trailer (1:45) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 12 page booklet.
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Extras:Isolated Music & Effects (in LPCM 1.0)
"Frank Krutnik on The Killers"(54:20)
"Heroic Fatalism" Philip Booth video essay on multiple versions of The Killers from Hemingway, Siodmak, Tarkovsky, Siegel (31:52)
Three archive radio pieces inspired by The Killers:
- 1949 "Screen Director's Playhouse" adaptation with Burt Lancaster and Shelley Winters (29:57)
- 1946 Jack Benny spoof (10:10)
- 1958 Suspense episode "Two for the Road" (29:10)
Stills and Posters Gallery
Theatrical Trailer (1:47)
Bonus Trailers
- "Brute Force" (2:15)
- "The Naked City" (1:52)
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring one of the original posters and newly commissioned artwork by Jay Shaw and collector's booklet containing new writing by Sergio Angelini and archive interviews with director Robert Siodmak, producer Mark Hellinger and cinematographer Woody Bredell, illustrated with original production stills in the original pressing.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (102:38)
- Blu-ray B France- Carlotta Films - No cuts (102:23)
- Blu-ray B Germany- Koch Media - No cuts (102:25)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (102:24)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 16/10/14
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 04/11/21UPDATE LOG:
17/10/14 : Initial entry.
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27/11/14 : Added UK release.
17/06/15 : Added Criterion.
05/11/21: Added Germany, capsaholic.
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