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Killers Three

1968 · 88 min

A gritty, downbeat crime drama that follows desperate characters on a doomed road trip, with a tense atmosphere and tragic inevitability.

Directed by
Bruce Kessler
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Starring
Robert Walker Jr., Diane Varsi, Dick Clark
Tagline
Filmed Entirely In The Boot-Leg Backwoods of The Carolinas!
Overview
America's DJ Dick Clark and Robert Walker Jr. star as two country boys who decide to rob a pile of cash from a bootlegger, assisted by the man's restless wife (Diane Varsi). But the heist doesn't go as planned and takes a tragic turn. The trio of would-be thieves then takes off for California, but with the police already on their tail, it's clear that a trail of blood and death is going to follow them all the way there.

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Directed by
Bruce Kessler
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Starring
Robert Walker Jr., Diane Varsi, Dick Clark
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • grief
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, crime, drama
Directed by
Bruce Kessler
Written by
Michael Fisher
Starring
Robert Walker Jr., Diane Varsi, Dick Clark, Merle Haggard, Norman Alden, Maureen Arthur, Tony York, Bill Nunnery
Cinematography
J. Burgi Contner
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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