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The Killing (1956) 8.1
Crooks plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery. Director:Stanley Kubrick |
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Cast
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| Sterling Hayden | ... | ||
| Coleen Gray | ... | ||
| Vince Edwards | ... | ||
| Jay C. Flippen | ... | ||
| 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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Herbert Ellis | ... | |
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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>
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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:
6 June 1956 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Bed of Fear See more »Box Office
Budget:
$320,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
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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. Nevertheless, he had a $5 win bet on every horse in the fifth race. He knew, of course, that this rather unique system of betting would more than likely result in a loss, but he didn't...
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The Killing is playing on tv in the background of one scene. On the commentary for the dvd, the director Richard Linklater states that he was a fan of Sterling Hayden and the film contains a subtle tribute. See more »
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Trivia
Initial test screenings were poor, citing the non-linear structure as the main problem. Stanley Kubrick was forced to go back and edit the film in a linear fashion, actually making the film even more confusing. In the end, it was released in its original form, and is often cited as being a huge influence on other non-linear films like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. See more »Goofs
On the day of the robbery a scene with the character, Johnny Clay, shows him awake and dressed and says "At seven that morning, Johnny Clay began what might be, the last day of his life". He wakes another character and they talk awhile. This scene is immediately followed by an airport scene in which the narrator says: "It was exactly 7:00AM when he got to the airport". 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. Nevertheless, he had a $5 win bet on every horse in the fifth race. He knew, of course, that this rather unique system of betting would more than likely result in a loss, but he didn't...
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Featured in It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books (1988)The Killing is playing on tv in the background of one scene. On the commentary for the dvd, the director Richard Linklater states that he was a fan of Sterling Hayden and the film contains a subtle tribute. See more »
Director Stanley Kubrick is best known for "2001: A Space Odyssey." "A Clockwork Orrange" or "The Shining" but I always found this to be my favorite of his films. This is film noir at some of its best: a tight no-nonsense story with tragic consequences, some of the best film noir actors in the business and great cinematography, which looks even better on DVD.
Sterling Hayden is the gang leader in this heist film and the big man was up to the task as he usually was in these kind of crime films. He wasn't as rough a character as he was in "Asphalt Jungle," but his role reminded me of that film.
What made this movie so appealing to me were four very interesting character actors: Elisha Cook Jr., Marie Windsor, Kola Kwariani and Ted de Corsia. Few people had those loser-type film noir characters down pat as well as the tough-talking Windsor and the meek and wimpy Cook. They played a husband-and-wife team here: that's film noir heaven!
Kwariani plays a burley chess-playing wrestler who fights six cops at one time and Carey is a long-distance racist rifleman who talks through clenched-teeth and shoots a racehorse! As I said, some very interesting characters here.
And, oh yeah.....for you over-55 readers, there's Vince Edwards, alias Dr. Ben Casey of TV fame, as a Windsor's young adulterer boyfriend trying to horn in on the money from the robbery.
This film is full of surprises and always fun to watch.