The Killers (1956)

6.1/10 • 19 min • Crime Drama

Overview

The Killers is a 1956 student film by the Soviet and Russian film director Andrei Tarkovsky and his fellow students Marika Beiku and Aleksandr Gordon. The film is based on the short story "The Killers" by Ernest Hemingway, written in 1927. It was Tarkovsky's first film, produced when he was a student at the State Institute of Cinematography.

Cast

Yuliy Fayt

Nick Adams

Aleksandr Gordon

George

Valentin Vinogradov

Al

Yuriy Dubrovin

1st Customer

Andrei Tarkovsky

2nd customer

Vasiliy Shukshin

Ole Andreson

Ermengeld Konovalov

Sam

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