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Feature film — 1956

The Killing (1956)

7.61h 25mCrime — Thriller — Drama

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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A high-signal pick with 1,787 votes.

United Artists / Harris-Kubrick Productions

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Director: Stanley Kubrick

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Cast & crew

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 Patrolman Randy Kennan

Ted de Corsia

Patrolman 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

K

Kola Kwariani

Maurice Oboukhoff

Jay Adler as Leo the Loanshark

Jay Adler

Leo the Loanshark

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