The Killers (in America) (aka Ubiitsy) is a Soviet film made in 1958 by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky. It is based on the well known short story by Ernest Hemmingway, written in 1927. It was Tarkovsky's first film, as well as the first of three shorts he made while a student at the Soviet film school VGIK. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (ÐндÑеÌй ÐÑÑеÌнÑÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ Ð¢Ð°ÑкоÌвÑкий) (April 4, 1932 - December 28, 1986) was a Russian movie director, writer, and actor. ... Ernest Hemingway, 1950. ... The All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography is the worlds oldest educational institution in Cinematography, founded in 1919. ...