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The Killing is an American thriller film first released in 1956,
directed by Stanley Kubrick.
The film stars Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen and Elisha Cook Jr..
Our overall rating for this film is: very good.
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Credits
- Director: Stanley Kubrick
- Script: Stanley Kubrick, Jim Thompson, Lionel White
- Photo: Lucien Ballard
- Music: Gerald Fried
- Cast: Sterling Hayden (Johnny Clay), Coleen Gray (Fay), Vince Edwards (Val Cannon), Jay C. Flippen (Marvin Unger), Elisha Cook Jr. (George Peatty), Marie Windsor (Sherry Peatty), Ted de Corsia (Policeman Randy Kennan), Joe Sawyer (Mike O’Reilly), James Edwards (Track Parking Attendant), Timothy Carey (Nikki Arcane), Joe Turkel (Tiny), Jay Adler (Leo the Loanshark), Kola Kwariani (Maurice Oboukhoff), Tito Vuolo (Joe Piano – motel manager), Dorothy Adams (Mrs. Ruthie O’Reilly), Herbert Ellis (2nd American Airlines Clerk), James Griffith (Mr. Grimes, Airline Supervisor), Cecil Elliott (Lady with Small Dog), Steve Mitchell (Brown, American Airlines Clerk), Mary Carroll (Woman asking Kennan for Help), William ’Billy’ Benedict (American Airlines Clerk), Charles Cane (Plainclothesman at Airport), Robert Williams (Plainclothesman at Airport), Franklyn Farnum (Racetrack Extra), John George (Racetrack Extra), Art Gilmore (Narrator), Sol Gorss (Track Guard slugged by Johnny), Harry Hines (Chess Player), Kenner G. Kemp (Racetrack Extra), Hal J. Moore (Race Track P.A. Announcer), Harvey Parry (Bartender), Richard Reeves (Bill, Track Employee in Locker Room), Frank Richards (Track Employee in Locker Room)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 85 min; B&W
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