The Killing (1956)

Directed by

Stanley Kubrick

Genre

drama film, film noir, action film, war film, heist film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 1,731 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of men plan a racetrack heist. The story follows each of their roles in the robbery and the unexpected complications that arise.

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What happens

The Killing is a 1956 American film noir directed by Stanley Kubrick and produced by James B. Harris. It was written by Kubrick and Jim Thompson and based on Lionel White's novel Clean Break. It stars Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, and Vince Edwards, and features Marie Windsor, Elisha Cook Jr., Jay C. Flippen and Timothy Carey. The film was Kubrick's third directorial effort and was generally well received by the critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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