Cinematic background from The Killers 1946 - Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.

The Killers

1946

Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Directors:
Robert Siodmak
Writers:
Ernest Hemingway, Anthony Veiller, John Huston, Richard Brooks
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Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man and a woman sitting at an outdoor table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – Two men sitting at a table smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A group of people standing next to each other holding wine glasses; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – An old photo of people sitting at a table in a restaurant; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man and a woman are standing in front of a chair; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – Two men sitting at a table talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man sitting in a jail cell with chains around his ankles; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A black and white photo of people sitting at tables in a restaurant; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man and a woman sitting in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A black - and - white photo of a woman sitting in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A group of people standing around in a room; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man sitting at a table with a glass of wine; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man in a hat and a suit talking to another man in a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man in a hat and a suit walking through a tunnel; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man standing in front of a window with a cloudy sky behind him; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – An older man wearing a bow tie in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A black and white photo of a woman in a black dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A black - and - white photo of two men talking to another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A woman in a black dress holding a wine glass in front of a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – Two men are standing next to each other in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A woman sitting in an audience wearing a hat; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man standing in front of a cross in a cemetery; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A group of men sitting at a table in a restaurant; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man in a suit and hat sitting at a table with a beer; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man and a woman sitting at a table with wine glasses in front of them; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A black and white photo of a man and a woman in a kitchen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – Two men sitting on a chair in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – Two men sitting on a couch looking at a piece of paper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man sitting in front of another man in a chair; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man and two women sitting on a bench; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a bar; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – Two men in a boxing ring with a crowd watching them; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man in a suit sitting on top of a wooden stair railing; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – Two men walking down the street in suits and hats; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit and hat; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – An old photo of a woman in a hat with a cigarette in her mouth; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man in a suit and hat looking at his watch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man and a woman sitting on a couch; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man and a woman sitting next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A crowd of people in a boxing ring watching an event; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A couple of men walking up a flight of stairs; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – Two men in suits talking to each other in a train station; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – An older woman wearing a black hat and a fur stole; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – An older woman wearing a black hat and a fur collar; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man wearing a suit and a hat sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man in a suit and a woman in a dress suit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man in a suit and hat walking in front of an open door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man in a suit and a man in a hat and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – An old black and white photo of a man in a boxing ring; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man in a suit standing in front of a staircase; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A man standing next to two women on a balcony; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killers” (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak – A couple of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle