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The Killing (1956)
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Crooks plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery. Director:Stanley Kubrick |
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
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Cast
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Coleen Gray | ... | |
| Vince Edwards | ... | ||
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Jay C. Flippen | ... | |
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Ted de Corsia | ... |
Policeman Randy Kennan
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Marie Windsor | ... | |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... |
George Peatty
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Joe Sawyer | ... | |
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James Edwards | ... | |
| Timothy Carey | ... | ||
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Kola Kwariani | ... | |
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Jay Adler | ... | |
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Tito Vuolo | ... |
Joe Piano
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Dorothy Adams | ... | |
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Herbert Ellis | ... | |
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Storyline
After getting out of prison, Johnny Clay masterminds a complex race-track heist, but his scheme is complicated by the intervention of the wife of a teller (George Peatty) in on the scheme, the boyfriend of the wife, airport regulations, and a small dog. Written by Andrew Hyatt <dres@uiuc.edu>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
These 5 Men Had a $2,000,000 Secret Until One of them told this Woman! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Casta de malditos See more »Filming Locations:
Bay Meadows Racetrack - 2600 S. Delaware Street, San Mateo, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$320,000 (estimated)Gross:
€269,337 (Spain)Company Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Narrator: At exactly 3:45 on that Saturday afternoon in the last week of September, Marvin Unger was, perhaps, the only one among the hundred thousand people at the track who felt no thrill at the running of the fifth race. He was totally disinterested in horse racing and held a lifelong contempt for gambling...
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One of the horses in the race in which all of the characters are called to a meeting is Stanley K, named for the director. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Johnny first arrives at the apartment, we see the car door open through the rear window - the scene cuts to a shot from the rear driver side of the car and we see the car door open again. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator: At exactly 3:45 on that Saturday afternoon in the last week of September, Marvin Unger was, perhaps, the only one among the hundred thousand people at the track who felt no thrill at the running of the fifth race. He was totally disinterested in horse racing and held a lifelong contempt for gambling...
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