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The Killers

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The Killers

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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.

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Top Cast

Yuliy Fayt

Yuliy Fayt

Nick Adams

Aleksandr Gordon

Aleksandr Gordon

George

Valentin Vinogradov

Valentin Vinogradov

Al

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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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Marika Beiku

Director

Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway

Novel

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Alfredo Álvarez

Director of Photography

Aleksandr Rybin

Aleksandr Rybin

Director of Photography

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Theatrical release date: January 1, 1956

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Film

Status

Released

Release

January 1, 1956

Runtime

19 min

Language

Russian

Origin

Soviet Union

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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