The Killing (1956)

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8.1	IMDB rating

Directed by

Stanley Kubrick

Starring (View all)

Johnny Clay

Fay

Val Cannon

Marvin Unger

Policeman Randy Kennan

Marie Windsor

Sherry Peatty

Elisha Cook Jr.

George Peatty

Joe Sawyer

Mike O'Reilly

Written by (View all)

Stanley Kubrick

(screenplay)

Jim Thompson

(dialogue)

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THE KILLING

4 years, 10 months ago at Jul 27 13:17

classic movie buff

2 votes

"At exactly 3.45 on that Saturday afternoon in the last week of September, Marvin Unger was, perhaps, the only one among the hundred thousand people at the track who felt no thrill in the running of the fifth race. He was totally disinterested in horse racing and held a lifelong contempt for gambling. Nevertheless, he had a $5 win bet on every horse in the fifth race. He knew, of course, that this... read more

Good film but not one of Kubrick's best...

3 years, 4 months ago at Jan 31 2:02

SJMJ91

2 votes

The Killing is a film that has a very dark story and is a story with a very slow dialogue. It starts off really slowly within the first 30 minutes at least and then it just suddenly starts all over again. To be perfectly honest, I thought this film was rather thrilling and was quite impactful but I don't really refer it as a classic crime film as I don't as a classic Kubrick film.

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11 months, 3 weeks ago at Jun 30 1:21

madstalk

2 votes

Very nicely paced and set-up for 9/10s of the film. The scheming and characterizations are spot on and make this film a joy to watch. For the ending, however, Kubrick really has to jump through some ridiculous hoops and awkward set-ups to make it happen. It doesn't unglue the rest of the film but it certainly makes it so that the corners are peeling up a bit in the end.

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Description: Johnny Clay has a plan. After spending 5 years in Alcatraz, he decides that if he's going to commit crimes, the risk had better be worth the punishment. He then proceeds to mastermind a brilliant criminal scheme to steal $2,000,000 from a local racetrack in which "no one will get hurt." The only flaw in his plan is that he d ... (more)

Release date : 6 June 1956
UPC: 027616770622

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" I'm sure there are plenty of people out there that will argue that The Killing is a Great Film. Personally, it never quite got there for me. It's a solid movie though, with memorable characters, and a story that kept me involved. I really enjoyed the movie, but I do think that there are examples of both Kubrick films and Film Noir titles out there that are every bit as good or better. Oh, and cool beans: this also happened to be a 5x5 recommendation (as described a couple sections above) fro"

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"04.04. DVD, 1st viewing DIRECTED BY Stanley Kubrick Interesting to see a basic film noir from a director who became a lot more original later in his career. Not that The Killing is bad, it's an entertaining and well-written heist film with really good cinematography (check especially George's POV shot near the end). So far it's still my least favorite Kubrick, probably, which goes to show what a brilliant director he was. "

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