The killers
25 March 2006Don Siegel’s version of the killers starring Lee Marvin, John Cassavetes, Angie Dickinson, and Ronald Reagan (as a villain). Unlike Robert Siodmak’s version is very loosely based on Ernest Hemingway’s short story. Interestingly, it seems this was the first made-for-tv movie. Here is the plot summary from wikipedia:
Charlie (Marvin) and Lee (Clu Gulager) are well-dressed, professional hitmen hired to kill ex-race car driver Johnny North (John Cassavetes) — now working as a teacher at a school for the blind. Despite being warned in advance, North does nothing and allows the two men to kill him. Afterwards, Charlie, the older and more experienced of the duo, is bothered by the job. He and Lee decide to track down the people that knew North and find out why their victim didn’t run when he had the chance. This includes his mechanic and best friend Earl Sylvester (Claude Akins) and his lover Sheila Farr (Angie Dickinson).
The two killers piece together North’s story. He fell in love with Sheila who convinced him to be the getaway driver for an armored car heist masterminded by her boyfriend Jack Browning (Reagan). The job goes wrong when Browning, finding out that what North did, decides to double cross the driver and eventually hire Charlie and Lee to kill him.
Here is a list of reviews for the film.
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