7.7IMDb26k votes
Directed by Robert Siodmak
With Edmond O'Brien · Burt Lancaster · Ava Gardner
the vibe
- 🌀 slow burn
- 🧠 intelligent
- ending register:ambivalent
the story
Two hit men seek a man named "the Swede," who awaits his fate while an investigator uncovers his past.
the plot
contains spoilers
- two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called 'the Swede'
- the killers find the Swede and he doesn't put up a fight
- the Swede had a life insurance policy
- an investigator decides to look into the murder on a hunch
- the Swede was in love with a beautiful woman
- the beautiful woman may have lured the Swede into pulling off a bank robbery
awards & recognition
- Oscar Nominee
- Nominated for 4 Oscars.
- 4 wins & 4 nominations total.
where to watch
not on any of our streamers yet.
