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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.
The Killing (1956) is a crime, thriller and drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick, released on June 6, 1956 with a runtime of 1h 25m. It stars Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards and Jay C. Flippen. Viewers rate it 7.6 out of 10 across 1,763 ratings.
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Sterling Hayden
as Johnny Clay
Coleen Gray
as Fay
Vince Edwards
as Val Cannon
Jay C. Flippen
as Marvin Unger
Ted de Corsia
as Patrolman Randy Kennan
Marie Windsor
as Sherry Peatty
Elisha Cook Jr.
as George Peatty
Joe Sawyer
as Mike O'Reilly
James Edwards
as Track Parking Attendant
Timothy Carey
as Nikki Arcane
Kola Kwariani
as Maurice Oboukhoff
Jay Adler
as Leo the Loanshark
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Lionel White, Stanley Kubrick and Jim Thompson, produced by James B. Harris.
Average viewer score of 7.6/10 from 1,763 ratings.
This is a bad joke without a punch line. The Killing is directed by Stanley Kubrick who co-adapts to screenplay with Jim Thompson from the novel Clean Break written by Lionel White. It stars Sterling Hayden, Marie Windsor, Elisha Cook Jr, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen and Coleen Gray. Music is by Gerald Fried and cinematography by Lucien Ballard. Ex-con Johnny Clay (Hayden) has a plan to make a killing at the…
Reviewed on March 14, 2019
Though it's Sterling Hayden who takes top billing here, it's actually Marie Windsor who steals the show as "Sherry". She is the rather money-grabbing, bullying, wife of "George" (Elisha Cook Jr). Now he works in the cashier's office at the local racetrack where "Mike" (Joe Sawyer) works behind the bar. These two are to be lynch pins in a daring plan to rob the place of two million dollars as it's feature race…
Reviewed on June 20, 2023
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The Killing (1956) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, TCM and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Killing (1956) includes Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen and Ted de Corsia. The film was directed by Stanley Kubrick. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Killing was released on June 6, 1956 and runs for 1h 25m.
The Killing (1956) holds an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from 1,763 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, thriller and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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