The Killing (1956)

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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 does not consid ... (more)

Directed by

Stanley Kubrick

Starring (View all) :

Johnny Clay

Fay

Val Cannon

Marvin Unger

Policeman Randy Kennan

Sherry Peatty

George Peatty

Mike O'Reilly

Track Parking Attendant

Timothy Carey

Nikki Arcane

Written by (View all) :

Stanley Kubrick

(screenplay)

Jim Thompson

(dialogue)

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THE KILLING

Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago at Jul 27 13:17

"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 rather unique system of betting would more than likely result in a loss, but he didn't care. For after all, he thought, what would the loss of twenty or thirty dollars mean in comparison to the vast sum of money ultimately at stake". These were the opening lines of "The Killing" - one of the great "film noir" crime films of the 1950s directed by Stanley Kubrick (who also wrote the screenplay) abo...Read more

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