Movielogr
The Killers (1956)
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, Aleksandr Gordon, Marika Beiku
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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.
Length 19 minutes
Actors
Yuli Fait | Aleksandr Gordon | Valentin Vinogradov | Vadim Novikov | Yuriy Dubrovin | Andrei Tarkovsky | Vasiliy Shukshin | Ermengeld Konovalov
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/01/2018 | TV | Blu-ray | Library | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Was very pleased that Criterion also included Tarkovsky’s short film on their release of THE KILLERS (1946). Would definitely consider buying this blu someday. 2.5 movies + plenty of supplements.
Anyways, I believe this was a student film and sadly only the first act of the story (was curious how they were able to do the whole story in 20 minutes but it’s not). As a short film it ends abruptly but you can see the craft and skill already present by these young directors. Especially in the framing.
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