The Killing (1956)

The film features terrific performances from Hayden, Elisha Cook, Marie Windsor, and the rest of the talented cast. Kubrick, who brought in pulp writer Jim Thompson to create the perfect dialogue, tells the story with a nonlinear, fractured-time narrative, following each of the main characters separately as they prepare for the big day. Featuring Kubrick's flawless direction and wonderfully atmospheric photography, anchored by a jazz-tinged score by Gerald Fried, THE KILLING is one of the most intense noir heist films ever made.

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Directed by

Stanley Kubrick 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove

Written by

Stanley Kubrick 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove Jim Thompson The Grifters, The Getaway, The Getaway

Cast

Vince Edwards Deal of the Century, The Three Faces of Eve, Knight Rider Sterling Hayden The Godfather, Dr. Strangelove, Nine to Five Coleen Gray Red River, Kiss of Death, Nightmare Alley Jay C. Flippen Cat Ballou, Oklahoma!, Winchester '73 Marie Windsor Salem's Lot, Freaky Friday, Force of Evil Ted de Corsia 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Lady from Shanghai, A Place in the Sun Elisha Cook Jr. The Maltese Falcon, Rosemary's Baby, The Big Sleep [more]

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