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The Killing is a 1956 American film noir directed by Stanley Kubrick and produced by James B. Harris. It was written by Kubrick and Jim Thompson and based on Lionel White 's novel Clean Break . It stars Sterling Hayden , Coleen Gray , and Vince Edwards , and features Marie Windsor , Elisha Cook Jr. , Jay C. Flippen and Timothy Carey .
The Killing: Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen. Crook Johnny Clay assembles a five-man team to plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Stanley Kubrick
- 1956-06-06
An expertly crafted noir with more on its mind than stylishly staged violence, The Killing establishes Stanley Kubrick as a filmmaker of uncommon vision and control. Read Critics Reviews
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- Sterling Hayden
- Stanley Kubrick
- Crime, Drama
Roger Ebert praises Stanley Kubrick's first mature feature as a complex and intricate plot that plays like a game of chess. He analyzes the characters, the locations, the narration and the twists of this classic film noir.
Aug 15, 2019 · The Killing is a 1956 film noir directed by Stanley Kubrick and produced by James B. Harris. It was written by Kubrick and Jim Thompson and based on the novel Clean Break by Lionel White. The drama stars Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, and Vince Edwards, and features Marie Windsor, Elisha Cook Jr., Jay C. Flippen and Timothy Carey.
- 84 min
- 41.2K
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Stanley Kubrick’s account of an ambitious racetrack robbery is one of Hollywood’s tautest, twistiest noirs. Aided by a radically time-shuffling narrative, razor-sharp dialogue from pulp novelist Jim Thompson, and a phenomenal cast of character actors, including Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Timothy Carey, Elisha Cook Jr., and Marie Windsor ...
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After just being released from a five-year stint in prison, Johnny Clay has assembled a five-man team, including two insiders, to carry out what he estimates will be a $2 million heist at Lansdowne Racetrack, the take to be split five ways, minus expenses.
