The Killing

The Killing (1956)

In all its fury and violence...

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.

Date of release
1956-06-06
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (1780)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Director
Stanley Kubrick

Casting

  • Sterling Hayden — Johnny Clay
  • Coleen Gray — Fay
  • Vince Edwards — Val Cannon
  • Jay C. Flippen — Marvin Unger
  • Ted de Corsia — Patrolman 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

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