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The Killing  (1956)
In all its fury and violence...


7.7|6 Jun, 1956|85 min
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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.
Language

English 


Budget$320,000
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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

Casts

Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden
Johnny Clay
Coleen Gray
Coleen Gray
Fay
Vince Edwards
Vince Edwards
Val Cannon
Jay C. Flippen
Jay C. Flippen
Marvin Unger
Ted de Corsia
Ted de Corsia
Randy Kennan
Marie Windsor
Marie Windsor
Sherry Peatty
Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
George Peatty
Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer
Mike O'Reilly
James Edwards
James Edwards
Track Parking Attendant
Timothy Carey
Timothy Carey
Nikki Arcane
Kola Kwariani
Maurice Oboukhoff
Jay Adler
Jay Adler
Leo the Loanshark
Tito Vuolo
Tito Vuolo
Joe Piano - motel manager
Dorothy Adams
Dorothy Adams
Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly
Herbert Ellis
Herbert Ellis
2nd American Airlines Clerk
James Griffith
James Griffith
Mr. Grimes
Cecil Elliott
Lady with Small Dog
Joe Turkel
Joe Turkel
Tiny
Steve Mitchell
Steve Mitchell
Brown - American Airlines Clerk
Mary Carroll
Woman Asking Kennan for Help
William Benedict
William Benedict
American Airlines Clerk
Charles Cane
Charles Cane
Plainclothesman at Airport
Robert B. Williams
Robert B. Williams
Plainclothesman at Airport
Tom Coleman
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
John George
John George
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Art Gilmore
Art Gilmore
Narrator (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. Kemp
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Carl M. Leviness
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Track Guard Slugged by Johnny (uncredited)
Harry Hines
Harry Hines
Chess Player (uncredited)
Hal J. Moore
Race Track P.A. Announcer (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
Harvey Parry
Bartender (uncredited)
Richard Reeves
Richard Reeves
Bill - Track Employee in Locker Room (uncredited)
Frank Richards
Frank Richards
Track Employee in Locker Room (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Arthur Tovey
Racetrack Cashier (uncredited)
Finn Zirzow
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Racetrack Cashier (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Race Track Worker (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Track Officer (uncredited)

Crews

Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
Director
Lionel White
Novel
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
Screenplay
James B. Harris
James B. Harris
Producer
Gerald Fried
Gerald Fried
Original Music Composer
Lucien Ballard
Lucien Ballard
Director of Photography
Betty Steinberg
Editor
Jim Thompson
Jim Thompson
Writer
Alexander Singer
Associate Producer
Harry Reif
Set Decoration
Clarence Eurist
Production Supervisor
Milton Carter
Assistant Director
Rex Lipton
Sound Effects Editor
Earl Snyder
Sound
Dave Koehler
Special Effects
Louis DeWitt
Visual Effects
Jack Rabin
Visual Effects
Fred Gabourie
Stunts
Gilbert D. Marchant
Music Editor
Richard Towers
Camera Operator
Don Turner
Stunts
Robert Littlefield
Makeup Artist
Bobby Jones
Gaffer
Carl Gibson
Key Grip
Mary Gibsone
Script Supervisor
Lou Cortese
Best Boy Grip
Robert Hosler
Second Assistant Camera
Bud Pine
Construction Manager
Christopher Ebsen
Head Carpenter
Robert L. Stephen
Paint Coordinator
Jack Masters
Wardrobe Master
Karl Brainard
Assistant Set Decoration
Howard Joslin
Second Assistant Director
Paul Feiner
Second Assistant Director
Marguerite Olson
Production Assistant
Ray Zambel
Property Master
Dave Lesser
Transportation Coordinator
Rudy Harrington
Wardrobe Master
Lillian Shore
Hairdresser
Paul Eagler
Visual Effects Camera
Joyce Hartman
Production Assistant
Ruth Sobotka
Art Direction
Gerald Fried
Gerald Fried
Conductor

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