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The Killers is a 1946 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak. The film stars Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, and Sam Levene. Levene plays the role of Sam Lubinsky, a mobster who hires two hitmen to kill a boxer. The Killers was a critical and commercial success, and it is considered one of the classic film noirs of the 1940s.