Don Siegel’s The Killers Special Edition Criterion Collection – Ernest Hemingway

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Ernest Hemingway’s gripping short story “The Killers” has fascinated readers and filmmakers for generations. In 1964, Don Siegel—initially slated to direct the 1946 version—took it on, creating the first-ever made-for-TV feature, which would prove too violent for American audiences in the wake of JFK’s assassination.

Special Features

• New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• Interview from 2002 with actor Clu Gulager
• Audio excerpt from director Don Siegel’s autobiography, A Siegel Film, read by actor and director Hampton Fancher
• Trailer
• An essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien

Specifications

• Region:
  A
• Aspect Ratio:
  1.33:1
• Runtime:
  102 (1946 film), 94 (1964 film)
• Audio:
  Mono