Código del hampa (1964)
Dos asesinos reciben el encargo de acabar con la vida de un antiguo piloto de carreras. Ejecutado el trabajo, uno de ellos, intrigado, decide averiguar por qué la víctima ni siquiera intentó defenderse o huir. La investigación lo lleva hasta uno de los jefes del crimen organizado. Ésta es la segunda adaptación del relato corto "The Killers" de Ernest Hemingway. La primera ("Forajidos", 1946), indiscutible obra maestra del cine negro, fue dirigida por Robert Siodmak y protagonizada por Burt Lancaster ("el Sueco").
Directora:
Don Siegel
Escritor:
Gene L. Coon
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Lee Marvin as Charlie Strom |
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Angie Dickinson as Sheila Farr |
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John Cassavetes as Johnny North |
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Clu Gulager as Lee |
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Claude Akins as Earl Sylvester |
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Norman Fell as Mickey Farmer |
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Ronald Reagan as Jack Browning |
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Virginia Christine as Miss Watson |
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Don Haggerty as Mail Truck Driver |
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Robert Phillips as George |
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Kathleen O'Malley as Receptionist |
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Ted Jacques as Gym Assistant |
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Irvin Mosley Jr. as Mail Truck Guard |
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Jimmy Joyce as Salesman |
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Davis Roberts as Maître D' |
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Hall Brock as Race Marshal |
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Burt Mustin as Elderly Man |
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Peter Hobbs as Instructor |
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Tyler McVey as Steward |
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Seymour Cassel as Postal Clerk |
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Scott Hale as Hotel Clerk |
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Cosmo Sardo as Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Writing | Gene L. Coon | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ernest Hemingway | Novel |
| Directing | Don Siegel | Director |
| Sound | John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Henry Mancini | Music |
| Directing | Milton Feldman | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Hall Brock | Technical Advisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larry Germain | Hairstylist |
| Editing | David J. O'Connell | Editorial Manager |
| Crew | Scott Hale | Dialogue Coach |
| Sound | Stanley Wilson | Music Supervisor |
| Art | John McCarthy Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Art | James Redd | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Colvig | Costume Design |
| Sound | David H. Moriarty | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Don Siegel | Producer |
| Camera | Richard L. Rawlings | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Richard Belding | Editor |
| Art | Frank Arrigo | Art Direction |
| Art | George B. Chan | Art Direction |
| Sound | Pete Rugolo | Music |