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The Killers

Original title: Ubiytsy
  • 1956
  • 19m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
3.8K
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The Killers (1956)
DramaShort

Two men besiege a lunch bar looking for a third man they must kill.Two men besiege a lunch bar looking for a third man they must kill.Two men besiege a lunch bar looking for a third man they must kill.

  • Directors
    • Marika Beiku
    • Aleksandr Gordon
    • Andrei Tarkovsky
  • Writers
    • Ernest Hemingway
    • Aleksandr Gordon
    • Andrei Tarkovsky
  • Stars
    • Yuliy Fayt
    • Aleksandr Gordon
    • Valentin Vinogradov
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    3.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Marika Beiku
      • Aleksandr Gordon
      • Andrei Tarkovsky
    • Writers
      • Ernest Hemingway
      • Aleksandr Gordon
      • Andrei Tarkovsky
    • Stars
      • Yuliy Fayt
      • Aleksandr Gordon
      • Valentin Vinogradov
    • 11User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Yuliy Fayt
    Yuliy Fayt
    • Nick Adams
    • (as Yuli Fayt)
    Aleksandr Gordon
    Aleksandr Gordon
    • George
    Valentin Vinogradov
    Valentin Vinogradov
    • Al
    Vadim Novikov
    Vadim Novikov
    • Max
    Yuriy Dubrovin
    • 1st Customer
    Andrei Tarkovsky
    Andrei Tarkovsky
    • 2nd Customer
    Vasiliy Shukshin
    Vasiliy Shukshin
    • Ole Andreson
    Ermengeld Konovalov
    • Sam
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Marika Beiku
      • Aleksandr Gordon
      • Andrei Tarkovsky
    • Writers
      • Ernest Hemingway
      • Aleksandr Gordon
      • Andrei Tarkovsky
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    • Trivia
      All the roles were played by students of the VGIK. Moreover, props were not only brought by students from their homes, but also provided from friends and relatives.
    • Connections
      Featured in One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevitch (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Lullaby of Birdland
      Written by George Shearing
      (1952)
      Whistled by the second bar patron played by Andrei Tarkovsky

    User reviews11

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    7/10

    A Little bit of genius.

    My Rating : 7/10

    Excellent little short film in the film-noir realm from the Russian master of cinema. The minimalist nature of it is rather absurd but I think within it the viewer must find meaning and that is genius.

    Solid short film-noir.
    • AP_FORTYSEVEN
    • Jul 17, 2019
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    • Release date
      • 1956 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Murderers
    • Filming locations
      • VGIK Studio, Moscow, Russia
    • Production company
      • Vsesoyuznyj Gosudarstvennyj Institut Kinematografii (VGIK)
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    • Runtime
      19 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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