Posts tagged The Killers
Review: The Killers (1946)
Review: The Killers (1946)

Robert Siodmak’s noir classic is a stunning debut for Burt Lancaster and one of the most inventive short story adaptations ever.

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Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromThe Killers, Robert Siodmak, Anthony Veiller, Richard Brooks, John Huston, Ernest Hemingway, Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Sam Levene, Vince Barnett, Virginia Christine, Charles D. Brown, Jack Lambert, Donald MacBride, Charles McGraw, William Conrad, Phil BrownComment
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) Epitomizes the Paradoxical Genius of Burt Lancaster
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) Epitomizes the Paradoxical Genius of Burt Lancaster

Birdman of Alcatraz captures Burt Lancaster’s unique capacity to play both hard and soft in the same moment.

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Essays, (Re)Viewing the CanonAren BergstromBirdman of Alcatraz, John Frankenheimer, Guy Trosper, Thomas E. Gaddis, Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, Edmond O'Brien, Telly Savalas, Richard Stroud, Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate, Seven Days in May, The Train, The Killers, Brute Force, From Here to Eternity, The Rainmaker, The Swimmer, The Trial, Elmer Gantry Comment