Category: Lee Marvin

  • ‘The Killers’: Nagging Questions In a Haze of Gunsmoke

    ‘The Killers’: Nagging Questions In a Haze of Gunsmoke

    Left, Burt Lancaster, “The Killers” (1946). Right, Lee Marvin, “The Killers” (1964). In both versions, sports heroes have tragic downfalls and alluring women enter the picture to offer a helping hand — it doesn’t turn out well for the wounded competitors By Paul Parcellin “The Killers” (1946) Robert Siodmak (director) — “The Killers” (1964) Don…

  • British Invasion: Boorman Uncorks Psychedelic Noir

    British Invasion: Boorman Uncorks Psychedelic Noir

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