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The Killing (1956)

"In all its fury and violence..."

7.7/10 1h 25m Jun 06, 1956
Crime Thriller

Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Killing
Original Language EN
Budget $320,000
Status Released
Popularity 2.6

Cast

Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden
Johnny Clay
Popularity: 1.2
Coleen Gray
Coleen Gray
Fay
Popularity: 0.9
Vince Edwards
Vince Edwards
Val Cannon
Popularity: 3.0
Jay C. Flippen
Jay C. Flippen
Marvin Unger
Popularity: 1.0
Ted de Corsia
Ted de Corsia
Randy Kennan
Popularity: 0.4
Marie Windsor
Marie Windsor
Sherry Peatty
Popularity: 2.1
Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
George Peatty
Popularity: 0.6
Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer
Mike O'Reilly
Popularity: 1.0
James Edwards
James Edwards
Track Parking Attendant
Popularity: 0.9
Timothy Carey
Timothy Carey
Nikki Arcane
Popularity: 1.9
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Kola Kwariani
Maurice Oboukhoff
Popularity: 0.0
Jay Adler
Jay Adler
Leo the Loanshark
Popularity: 0.7

Key Crew

Editor Betty Steinberg
Screenplay Stanley Kubrick
Director Stanley Kubrick
Producer James B. Harris
Writer Jim Thompson

Production

United Artists
US
Harris-Kubrick Productions
US

Videos & Trailers

Racetrack Robbery Scene
Racetrack Robbery Scene
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Bar Fight Scene
Bar Fight Scene
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Planning The Heist
Planning The Heist
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Official Trailer
Official Trailer
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Michael Lehmann on THE KILLING
Michael Lehmann on THE KILLING
Featurette
Three Reasons: The Killing
Three Reasons: The Killing
Featurette

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Keywords

sniper adultery robbery husband wife relationship corruption marriage crisis gangster ex-detainee horse race way of life heist femme fatale film noir bag of money black and white

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 8/10
Mar 14, 2019

This is a bad joke without a punch line. The Killing is directed by Stanley Kubrick who co-adapts to screenplay with Jim Thompson from the novel Clean Break written by Lionel White. It stars Sterling Hayden, Marie Windsor, Elisha Cook Jr, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen and Coleen Gray. Music is by ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 20, 2023

Though it's Sterling Hayden who takes top billing here, it's actually Marie Windsor who steals the show as "Sherry". She is the rather money-grabbing, bullying, wife of "George" (Elisha Cook Jr). Now he works in the cashier's office at the local racetrack where "Mike" (Joe Sawyer) works behind the b ... Read more

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Details
Release Date June 6, 1956
Runtime 1h 25m
Budget $320,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 2.6
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