The Killers (1946) (Blu-ray) (Release: 8 Oct 2014)
The Killers (1964) (Blu-ray)
The Killers (1946 and 1964) (DVD)
if nothing else, watch the 1964 version to see Ronald Reagan in his last film role and that too as a mob boss!
The Criterion 2-in-1 DVD set includes:
- New digital transfer
- Andriie Tarkovsky's 1956 student film version of The Killers
- Video interview with writer Stuart M. Kaminsky
- Screen Director's Playhouse 1949 radio adaptation, starring Burt Lancaster and Shelley Winters
- Actor Stacy Keach reads Hemingway's short story
- Production and publicity stills
- Essay by Jonathan Lethem
- Paul Schrader's seminal 1972 essay "notes on film noir"
- Music and effects track
- Features for The Killers (1964 Version):
- Reflections by star Clu Gulager
- Excerpts from Don Siegel's autobiography
- Production correspondence including memos, broadcast standard reports, and casting suggestions
- Essay by Geoffrey O'Brien