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The Killers
The Killers
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The Killers

Original Title: Убийцы

1956
19m
Crime
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1956

Runtime

19m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
19m
Jan 1, 1956
Languages
Russian
Director
Marika Beiku
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky
Aleksandr Gordon
Aleksandr Gordon
Production
VGIK
VGIK
Production Countries
Soviet Union

Top Cast

8 Cast Members

Yuliy Fayt

Yuliy Fayt

Nick Adams

Aleksandr Gordon

Aleksandr Gordon

George

Valentin Vinogradov

Valentin Vinogradov

Al

Vadim Novikov

Max

Yuriy Dubrovin

Yuriy Dubrovin

1st Customer

Andrei Tarkovsky

Andrei Tarkovsky

2nd customer

Vasiliy Shukshin

Vasiliy Shukshin

Ole Andreson

Ermengeld Konovalov

Ermengeld Konovalov

Sam

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