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Why was Don Siegel’s The Killers released in theatres instead of on television?
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Don Siegel (left) and Clint Eastwood during the filming of Dirty Harry (1971).
Don Siegel’s 1964 film The Killers was originally produced as a television movie. However, the project was ultimately released in theatres because its violent content was deemed unsuitable for television broadcast at the time.12