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The Killing (1956)

85 min  -  Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller  -   6 June 1956 (USA)
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Crooks plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.

Director:

Stanley Kubrick

Writers:

Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), Jim Thompson (dialogue), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sterling Hayden Sterling Hayden ...
Coleen Gray Coleen Gray ...
Fay
Vince Edwards Vince Edwards ...
Jay C. Flippen Jay C. Flippen ...
Ted de Corsia Ted de Corsia ...
Policeman Randy Kennan (as Ted DeCorsia)
Marie Windsor Marie Windsor ...
Elisha Cook Jr. Elisha Cook Jr. ...
George Peatty (as Elisha Cook)
Joe Sawyer Joe Sawyer ...
James Edwards James Edwards ...
Timothy Carey Timothy Carey ...
Kola Kwariani Kola Kwariani ...
Jay Adler Jay Adler ...
Tito Vuolo Tito Vuolo ...
Joe Piano
Dorothy Adams Dorothy Adams ...
Herbert Ellis 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 Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Airport | Racetrack | Robbery | Ex Convict | Suitcase  | See more »

Taglines:

These 5 Men Had a $2,000,000 Secret Until One of them told this Woman! See more »

Genres:

Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Casta de malditos See more »

Filming Locations:

California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$320,000 (estimated)

Gross:

€269,337 (Spain)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Rodney Dangerfield reportedly appears as an extra in the racetrack fight scene. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During the robbery you clearly see that a significant amount of the money is in neatly banded bundles of brand new crisp bills yet when it is transferred from the dufflebag to the suitcase all of the money is loose, unstacked & well used. 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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Connections

Referenced in Hitman: Contracts (2004) See more »