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The Killing
1956
Sterling Hayden stars in Stanley Kubrick's crime noir classic, THE KILLING, based on crime Lionel White's novel CLEAN BREAK. Hayden plays Johnny Clay, an ex-con with a plan to steal $2 million from a San Francisco racetrack. He assembles an odd collection of tough guys and moles to participate in the heist. But just as there is .. Read more
| Starring | Coleen Gray, Sterling Hayden, Vince Edwards, Joe Sawyer |
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| Director | Stanley Kubrick |
| Genres | Thriller |
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The Killing
Sterling Hayden stars in Stanley Kubrick's crime noir classic, THE KILLING, based on crime Lionel White's novel CLEAN BREAK. Hayden plays Johnny Clay, an ex-con with a plan to steal $2 million from a San Francisco racetrack. He assembles an odd collection of tough guys and moles to participate in the heist. But just as there is no such thing as the perfect murder, there is no such thing as the perfect crime....
The film features terrific performances from Hayden, Elisha Cook, Marie Windsor, and the rest of the talented cast. Kubrick, who brought in pulp writer Jim Thompson to create the perfect dialogue, tells the story with a nonlinear, fractured-time narrative, following each of the main characters separately as they prepare for the big day. Featuring Kubrick's flawless direction and wonderfully atmospheric photography, anchored by a jazz-tinged score by Gerald Fried, THE KILLING is one of the most intense noir heist films ever made.
| Starring | Coleen Gray, Sterling Hayden, Vince Edwards, Joe Sawyer, Marie Windsor |
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| Director | Stanley Kubrick |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 20 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | French, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English, German |
| Subtitles | DVD: Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 1956 To Rent: DVD: 15 Jul 2002 |
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Characteristically Kubrick in both its mechanistic coldness and its vision of human endeavour undone by greed and... read more on Time Out
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Interesting,nice twist and very watchable
This cheaply-made B Picture is, as so often for that era of the 50s, an unexpected success. I can imagine Quentin Tarantino remaking it with glossy production ... read more »
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Interesting,nice twist and very watchable
This cheaply-made B Picture is, as so often for that era of the 50s, an unexpected success. I can imagine Quentin Tarantino remaking it with glossy production ... read more »
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Stanley Kubrick's The Killing
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An early work from the master that hasn't dated
Early Stanley Kubrick heist/noir film that really stands the test of time. Told in a non-linear fashion, Kubrick’s early talent really shines through with ... read more »
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Sterling Hayden stars in Stanley Kubrick's crime noir classic, THE KILLING, based on crime Lionel White's novel CLEAN BREAK. Hayden plays Johnny Clay, an ex-con with a plan to steal $2 million from a San Francisco racetrack. He assembles an odd collection of tough guys and moles to participate in ...
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