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Peli on menetetty

Original title: The Killing
  • 19561956
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
90K
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Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, and Marie Windsor in Peli on menetetty (1956)
Three Reasons Criterion Trailer for The Killing
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CrimeDramaFilm-Noir

Crook Johnny Clay assembles a five-man team to plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.Crook Johnny Clay assembles a five-man team to plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.Crook Johnny Clay assembles a five-man team to plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.

IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Stanley Kubrick
  • Writers
    • Stanley Kubrick(screenplay by)
    • Jim Thompson(dialogue by)
    • Lionel White(based on the novel "Clean Break" by)
  • Stars
    • Sterling Hayden
    • Coleen Gray
    • Vince Edwards
  • Director
    • Stanley Kubrick
  • Writers
    • Stanley Kubrick(screenplay by)
    • Jim Thompson(dialogue by)
    • Lionel White(based on the novel "Clean Break" by)
  • Stars
    • Sterling Hayden
    • Coleen Gray
    • Vince Edwards
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 436User reviews
    • 124Critic reviews
    • 91Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    The Killing: The Criterion Collection
    Trailer 1:34
    The Killing: The Criterion Collection

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    Sterling Hayden and Marie Windsor in Peli on menetetty (1956)
    Sterling Hayden and Marie Windsor in Peli on menetetty (1956)
    Sterling Hayden in Peli on menetetty (1956)
    Sterling Hayden in Peli on menetetty (1956)
    Elisha Cook Jr. and Marie Windsor in Peli on menetetty (1956)
    Sterling Hayden, Elisha Cook Jr., Ted de Corsia, Jay C. Flippen, and Joe Sawyer in Peli on menetetty (1956)
    Sterling Hayden in Peli on menetetty (1956)
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    Sterling Hayden and Coleen Gray in Peli on menetetty (1956)
    Sterling Hayden in Peli on menetetty (1956)
    Sterling Hayden and Coleen Gray in Peli on menetetty (1956)
    Sterling Hayden and Coleen Gray in Peli on menetetty (1956)

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    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
    • Patrolman Randy Kennan
    • (as Ted DeCorsia)
    Marie Windsor
    Marie Windsor
    • Sherry Peatty
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    • George Peatty
    • (as Elisha Cook)
    Joe Sawyer
    Joe Sawyer
    • Mike O'Reilly
    James Edwards
    James Edwards
    • Track Parking Attendant
    Timothy Carey
    Timothy Carey
    • Nikki Arcane
    Kola Kwariani
    Kola Kwariani
    • Maurice Oboukhoff
    Jay Adler
    Jay Adler
    • Leo the Loanshark
    Tito Vuolo
    Tito Vuolo
    • Joe Piano
    Dorothy Adams
    Dorothy Adams
    • Ruthie O'Reilly
    Herbert Ellis
    • Second American Airlines Clerk
    James Griffith
    James Griffith
    • Mr. Grimes
    Cecil Elliott
    • Lady with Small Dog
    Joe Turkel
    Joe Turkel
    • Tiny
    • (as Joseph Turkel)
    • Director
      • Stanley Kubrick
    • Writers
      • Stanley Kubrick(screenplay by)
      • Jim Thompson(dialogue by)
      • Lionel White(based on the novel "Clean Break" by)
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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 (1992) and Pulp Fiction: Tarinoita väkivallasta (1994).
    • Goofs
      In the opening sequence, both the narrator and the track announcer refer to the "fifth" race. But the bet tickets that Marvin Unger has say "sixth race". The subtitles say both 5th and 6th for different references.
    • Quotes

      Johnny Clay: You'd be killing a horse - that's not first degree murder, in fact it's not murder at all, in fact I don't know what it is.

    • Connections
      Edited into Hai-Kubrick (1999)

    User reviews436

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    10/10
    One of my five favorite Kubrick films - gets better every time
    At the age of 27, Stanley Kubrick's third film, The Killing, took Lionel White's hard-boiled, non-linear story of one man (Johnny Clay, with quick-talking, straightforward ease by Sterling Hayden) and his crew planning and tasking a race-track robbery. It's almost fifty years old, but by this time Kubrick intently defined his style, and somehow the film seems to have themes and characters that are identifiable (and recognizable) with any period. The supporting characters are as sharply drawn (and psychologically involving) if not more so than Johnny Clay. Driving us into this world of schemers shouldn't be dense, and as Kubrick passes by any pretense - and keeps the compositions and material entertaining and absorbing - and it allows a viewer a lot of promise on repeat viewings.

    While the story elements are similar to the sort of Kubrick-movie psychology (mostly dealing with men who are head deep in a rather existential crisis of what's against society), what's unique is how the craft is intuitive. On a low budget, and even with a cast that's very good if not excellent, everything is always assured in the style and turns grinding in the plot. I could watch this movie another two times (after three in the past two years or so) and still see shots so detailed yet with the tone that of the most inspired film-noirs. It's questionable as to where Kubrick got influence for some of the compositions, with usage of shadows and the dark (and light shades too), but whether or not it was some famous expressionist or from the 40's film-noirs, the mark of Kubrick uncurling as an artist is evident.

    One remark by some is that the narration is sometimes irritating, that the kind of B-movie police drama expository tone, and the information is too much. The voice is not my favorite part of the film, but the narration itself, the information, is an interesting mold in the film's structure. It adds on a layer to that existentialist subtext, as every description makes it sounds like the narrator's a reporter looking back on the past events with a (detached) objectivity. For me, this did make it a little much to concentrate on in the first viewing, however this is a film that demands un-thwarted attention for it's 83 minutes. If you turn away for too long, a piece of the puzzle will be out of sight. It's a great film, and it's gone on to inspire a flock of homagers and imitators in the last half century. A+
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    • Jun 11, 2004

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    • Release date
      • January 27, 1961 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Spelet är förlorat
    • Filming locations
      • Bay Meadows Racetrack - 2600 S. Delaware Street, San Mateo, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Harris-Kubrick Productions
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    • Budget
      • $320,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $203
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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