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Two professional killers invade a small town and kill a gas station attendant, "the Swede," whos expecting them. Insurance investigator Reardon pursues the case against the orders of his boss, who considers it trivial. Weaving together threads of the Swedes life, Reardon uncovers a complex tale of treachery and crime, all linked with gorgeous, mysterious Kitty Collins.
The Swede (Burt Lancaster), is an ex-prize fighter who, after hes gotten mixed up with mobsters and a double-crossing dame (Ava Gardner), waits resignedly in his small-town hotel room for two hit-men to find and kill him. Director Robert Siodmak took the original Ernest Hemingway short story as its opening point and developed it in an elaborate series of flashbacks. Remade for television in 1964 by director Don Siegel ("Dirty Harry"), but it was deemed too violent for Americas living rooms and got a theatrical release instead.
Burt Lancaster
Ole 'Swede' Anderson
Ava Gardner
Kitty Collins
Edmond O'Brien
Jim Reardon
Albert Dekker
Big Jim Colfax
Sam Levene
Police Lt. Sam Lubinsky
Vince Barnett
Charleston
Virginia Christine
Lilly Harmon Lubinsky
Jack Lambert
'Dum-Dum' Clarke
Charles D. Brown
Packy Robinson - Ole's Manager
Donald MacBride
R.S. Kenyon
Charles McGraw
Al
William Conrad
Max
Ernie Adams
Hood with Cane
Audley Anderson
Assistant Paymaster
George Anderson
Jail Ward Doctor
Sam Ash
Fight Spectator
Frank Baker
Party Guest
Brooks Benedict
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