The Killing
1956 · Movie · NR · 85 min
★ 7.6(1,718)unSUB Rating
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.
Based on Clean Break
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Details
- Years
- 1956
- Release date
- 1956-06-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.6/10 (1,718 votes)
- Budget
- $320,000
Themes
- sniper
- adultery
- robbery
- husband wife relationship
- corruption
- marriage crisis
- gangster
- ex-detainee
- horse race
- way of life
- heist
- femme fatale
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Sterling Hayden
as Johnny Clay
Coleen Gray
as Fay
Vince Edwards
as Val Cannon
Jay C. Flippen
as Marvin Unger
Ted de Corsia
as Randy Kennan
Marie Windsor
as Sherry Peatty
Elisha Cook Jr.
as George Peatty
Joe Sawyer
as Mike O'Reilly
James Edwards
as Track Parking Attendant
Timothy Carey
as Nikki Arcane
Directed by Stanley Kubrick