
The Killers
Crime · Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Yuliy Fayt
Yuliy Fayt
Nick Adams
Yuliy Fayt
Nick Adams


Aleksandr Gordon
Aleksandr Gordon
George
Aleksandr Gordon
George


Valentin Vinogradov
Valentin Vinogradov
Al
Valentin Vinogradov
Al
Vadim Novikov
Vadim Novikov
Max
Vadim Novikov
Max


Yuriy Dubrovin
Yuriy Dubrovin
1st Customer
Yuriy Dubrovin
1st Customer


Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky
2nd customer
Andrei Tarkovsky
2nd customer


Vasiliy Shukshin
Vasiliy Shukshin
Ole Andreson
Vasiliy Shukshin
Ole Andreson


Ermengeld Konovalov
Ermengeld Konovalov
Sam
Ermengeld Konovalov
Sam
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