Sterling Hayden
Johnny Clay
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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 .
- $320,000
- Gerald Fried
- May 19, 1956 (New York City)
- James B. Harris
A group of men plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery, but their scheme is threatened by a betrayal and a coincidence. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this film-noir classic.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- TV-14
- 2011-04-03
Jan 9, 2012 · A complex and intricate plot of a race track robbery, narrated in a detached voice and filmed in black and white. Roger Ebert praises Kubrick's direction, the cast and the style of this film noir classic.
Rent The Killing on Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. An expertly crafted noir with more on its mind than stylishly staged violence, The Killing establishes Stanley...
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- Sterling Hayden
- Stanley Kubrick
- Crime, Drama
Synopsis. Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden), an ex-convict, organizes a $2 million racecourse hold-up. His accomplices are race track cashier George Peatty (Elisha Cook, Jr.); the barman Mike O'Reilly (Joe Sawyer), crooked policeman Randy Kenna (Ted de Corsia), and former alcoholic Marvin Unger (Jay C. Filppen) who finances the operation.
