Development
The first 20 minutes of the film, showing the arrival of the two contract killers and the murder of "Swede" Anderson, is a close adaptation … See more

Critical response
When the film was first released, Bosley Crowther gave it a positive review and lauded the acting. He wrote "With Robert Siodmak's r… See more

The Killers was dramatized as a half-hour radio play on the June 5, 1949, broadcast of Screen Director's Playhouse, starring Burt Lancaster, Shelley Wintersand William Conrad. In … See more

The Killers has come to be regarded as a classic in the years since its release, and in 2008, was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of C… See more

Bibliography
1. Baker, Carlos (1972). Ernest Hemingway: A Life Story. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. 2. Server, Lee (2007). Av… See more