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The Killing is a 1956 American film noir directed by Stanley Kubrick and produced by James B. Harris. [4] 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
Jan 9, 2012 · Stanley Kubrick considered "The Killing" (1956) to be his first mature feature, after a couple of short warm-ups. He was 28 when it was released, having already been an obsessed chess player, a photographer for Look magazine and a director of "March of Time" newsreels. It's tempting to search here for themes and a style he would return to in his later masterpieces, but few directors seemed so ...
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, The Killing is both a jaunty thriller and a cold ...
- Johnny Clay
Jan 31, 2024 · January 31, 2024. “The Killing” is a seminal film noir masterpiece that unfolds with precision, tension, and a labyrinthine plot that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats. Directed by the iconic Stanley Kubrick and based on the novel “Clean Break” by Lionel White, the film immerses viewers in a high-stakes racetrack heist ...
- Ashish Dahal
“ Plotted with the kind of Swiss-watch precision and attention to detail that would eventually get Kubrick labeled Hollywood’s most notorious perfectionist.” Christ Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly. Kubrick was only 28 years old when he directed The Killing (1956). The film is often celebrated as his first major directorial effort and ...
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Feb 6, 1998 · Stanley Kubrick’s “The Killing” — a taut little “B” thriller made in 1956, when he was 27 — was the “Reservoir Dogs” of its day. A smart, virtuosic crime film loaded with ...
