The Killing

The Killing (1956)

In all its fury and violence...

Crime Thriller

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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  • Release Date: 1956-06-06
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Director: Stanley Kubrick

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Sterling Hayden

      Johnny Clay

    • Coleen Gray

      Fay

    • Vince Edwards

      Val Cannon

    • Jay C. Flippen

      Marvin Unger

    • Ted de Corsia

      Randy Kennan

    • Marie Windsor

      Sherry Peatty

    • Elisha Cook Jr.

      George Peatty

    • Joe Sawyer

      Mike O'Reilly

    • James Edwards

      Track Parking Attendant

    • Timothy Carey

      Nikki Arcane

    • Kola Kwariani

      Maurice Oboukhoff

    • Jay Adler

      Leo the Loanshark

    • Tito Vuolo

      Joe Piano - motel manager

    • Dorothy Adams

      Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly

    • Herbert Ellis

      2nd American Airlines Clerk

    • James Griffith

      Mr. Grimes

    • Cecil Elliott

      Lady with Small Dog

    • Joe Turkel

      Tiny

    • Steve Mitchell

      Brown - American Airlines Clerk

    • Mary Carroll

      Woman Asking Kennan for Help

    • William Benedict

      American Airlines Clerk

    • Charles Cane

      Plainclothesman at Airport

    • Robert B. Williams

      Plainclothesman at Airport

    • Tom Coleman

      Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

    • Franklyn Farnum

      Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

    • John George

      Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

    • Art Gilmore

      Narrator (uncredited)

    • Kenner G. Kemp

      Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

    • Carl M. Leviness

      Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

    • Sol Gorss

      Track Guard Slugged by Johnny (uncredited)

    • Harry Hines

      Chess Player (uncredited)

    • Hal J. Moore

      Race Track P.A. Announcer (uncredited)

    • Harvey Parry

      Bartender (uncredited)

    • Richard Reeves

      Bill - Track Employee in Locker Room (uncredited)

    • Frank Richards

      Track Employee in Locker Room (uncredited)

    • Arthur Tovey

      Racetrack Cashier (uncredited)

    • Finn Zirzow

      Man at Airport (uncredited)

    • Oliver Cross

      Racetrack Cashier (uncredited)

    • Charles Fogel

      Race Track Worker (uncredited)

    • Rudy Germane

      Track Officer (uncredited)

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