Search - The Killers/The Killers [Special Edition] [Criterion Collection] on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 02/18/2003 Format: DVD - Black and White Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 3 hrs 16 mins Studio: Criterion Members Wishing: 23

Prepare to experience two radically different versions of Ernest Hemingway's gripping crime drama -The Killers as The Criterion Collection presents both the Robert Siodmak 1946 screen adaptation and Don Siegel's 1964 take on the tale in one feature-packed special edition DVD release. Both films are presented in 1.33:1 full-frame as originally released and offer audio in English Dolby Digital Mono with optional English subtitles. Special features for Siodmak's version include Andrei Tarkovsky's 1956 student film version of -The Killers, a video interview with writer Stuart M. Kaminsky, a Screen Director's Playhouse radio adaptation of the tale from 1949, actor Stacy Keach reading Hemingway's original short story, production and publication stills, trailers for other Siodmak films, writer/director Paul Schrader's 1972 essay "Notes on Film Noir," an essay by Jonathan Lethem, and a music and effects audio track. Bonus materials for Siegel's version include reflections with star Clu Gulager, pertinent excerpts from Siegel's autobiography, -A Siegel Film, production correspondence including memos from Siegel, production and publicity stills, an essay by -Hardboiled America author Geoffrey O'Brien, and a music and effects track. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide