Actor:           Sterling Hayden, Vince Edwards, Elisha Cook Jr., Timothy Carey, Coleen Gray
Director:      Stanley Kubrick
Genre:          Film-Noir
Year:            1956
Studio:         Criterion Collection
Length:        85
Released:    August 16, 2011
Rating:          Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:         DVD

Misc:             Black & White

Language:   English

 Subtitles:     English

DESCRIPTION:

Stanley Kubrick’s account of an ambitious racetrack robbery is one of Hollywood’s tautest, twistiest noirs. Aided by a radically time-shuffling narrative, razor-sharp dialogue from pulp novelist Jim Thompson, and a phenomenal cast of character actors, including Sterling Hayden (Dr. Strangelove), Coleen Gray (Red River), Timothy Carey (Paths of Glory), and Elisha Cook Jr. (The Maltese Falcon), The Killing is both a jaunty thriller and a cold-blooded punch to the gut. And with its precise tracking shots and gratifying sense of irony, it’s Kubrick to the core.

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