Crime ·Drama · Soviet Union · 1956 · 19m

The Killers

Убийцы

The Killers poster
Director
Marika BeikuAndrei TarkovskyAleksandr Gordon
Cast
Yuliy Fayt as Nick Adams Aleksandr Gordon as George Valentin Vinogradov as Al Vadim Novikov as Max Yuriy Dubrovin as 1st Customer Andrei Tarkovsky as 2nd customer
Crew
Aleksandr Rybin — Director of Photography Alfredo Álvarez — Director of Photography Ernest Hemingway — Novel
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
film noirshort film
Key Collaborators
Marika Beiku Director Andrei Tarkovsky Director Aleksandr Gordon Director Aleksandr Rybin Director of Photography Alfredo Álvarez Director of Photography Ernest Hemingway Novel
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Marika Beiku directed The Killers. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

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