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19561h 25mNREnglish

The Killing

In all its fury and violence...

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Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.

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DirectorStanley Kubrick

Keywords

sniperadulteryrobberyhusband wife relationshipcorruptionmarriage crisisgangsterex-detaineehorse raceway of lifeheistfemme fatalefilm noirbag of moneyblack and white
Budget$320K

Cast

Sterling Hayden as Johnny Clay

Sterling Hayden

Johnny Clay

Coleen Gray as Fay

Coleen Gray

Fay

Vince Edwards as Val Cannon

Vince Edwards

Val Cannon

Jay C. Flippen as Marvin Unger

Jay C. Flippen

Marvin Unger

Ted de Corsia as Randy Kennan

Ted de Corsia

Randy Kennan

Marie Windsor as Sherry Peatty

Marie Windsor

Sherry Peatty

Elisha Cook Jr. as George Peatty

Elisha Cook Jr.

George Peatty

Joe Sawyer as Mike O'Reilly

Joe Sawyer

Mike O'Reilly

James Edwards as Track Parking Attendant

James Edwards

Track Parking Attendant

Timothy Carey as Nikki Arcane

Timothy Carey

Nikki Arcane