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7.9/10
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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.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total
Ted de Corsia
- Patrolman Randy Kennan
- (as Ted DeCorsia)
Elisha Cook Jr.
- George Peatty
- (as Elisha Cook)
Joe Turkel
- Tiny
- (as Joseph Turkel)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaInitial 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, 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 (1994).
- GoofsDuring the robbery, it's clear that a significant amount of the money is in neatly banded bundles of crisp brand-new bills, yet when it's transferred from the duffel bag to the suitcase, all the bills are loose, unstacked, and appear well-used.
- 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into Hai-Kubrick (1999)
Featured review
There's little to fault in Stanley Kubrick's classic robbery tale. The acting is first-rate with Marie Windsor, as Mrs. Peaty, a sarcastic stand-out. The story just pops off the screen - and at less than 90 minutes, there's literally no filler. I love the winding time line ("earlier that day" etc.), which has been liberally utilized by Quentin Tarantino (Jackie Brown, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs). This film was made right before Kubrick's WWI marvel, Paths of Glory, and his genius is apparent in both. No wasted words or actions. Love that last line!
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- Budget
- $320,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $203
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
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