The Killers (1946)

Directed by Robert Siodmak
← Inspired by 1 films

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.

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  1. Citizen Kane (1941)
    "Noir flashback structure — multiple witnesses reconstructing a dead protagonist's life — traceable to Kane." source

The Killers (1946), directed by Robert Siodmak, was inspired by 1 earlier film — including Citizen Kane. Check out the citations below.