The Killing

The Killing (1956)

Released: 1956-06-06 Duration: 1hr 25min
Genres: Crime Thriller
Rating 7.7
In all its fury and violence...

Overview

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.

Production Companies

United Artists
United Artists
Harris-Kubrick Productions

Additional Info

Budget $320,000.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 16.684

Directed By

Stanley Kubrick

Crew

Screenplay
Stanley Kubrick
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Original Music Composer
Gerald Fried
Producer
James B. Harris
Director of Photography
Lucien Ballard
Writer
Jim Thompson
Associate Producer
Alexander Singer
Camera Operator
Richard Towers
Production Supervisor
Clarence Eurist
Special Effects
Dave Koehler
Set Decoration
Harry Reif
Assistant Director
Milton Carter
Visual Effects
Jack Rabin
Sound Effects Editor
Rex Lipton
Music Editor
Gilbert D. Marchant
Visual Effects
Louis DeWitt
Stunts
Don Turner
Makeup Artist
Robert Littlefield
Key Grip
Carl Gibson
Second Assistant Director
Howard Joslin
Art Direction
Ruth Sobotka
Conductor
Gerald Fried
Head Carpenter
Christopher Ebsen
Transportation Coordinator
Dave Lesser
Best Boy Grip
Lou Cortese
Second Assistant Director
Paul Feiner
Production Assistant
Joyce Hartman
Construction Manager
Bud Pine
Property Master
Ray Zambel
Gaffer
Bobby Jones
Visual Effects Camera
Paul Eagler
Second Assistant Camera
Robert Hosler
Paint Coordinator
Robert L. Stephen
Wardrobe Master
Rudy Harrington
Assistant Set Decoration
Karl Brainard
Production Assistant
Marguerite Olson
Hairdresser
Lillian Shore
Wardrobe Master
Jack Masters
Script Supervisor
Mary Gibsone

TOP CAST

Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden

Johnny Clay

Vince Edwards
Vince Edwards

Val Cannon

Jay C. Flippen
Jay C. Flippen

Marvin Unger

Ted de Corsia
Ted de Corsia

Randy Kennan

Marie Windsor
Marie Windsor

Sherry Peatty

Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.

George Peatty

Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer

Mike O'Reilly

James Edwards
James Edwards

Track Parking Attendant

Timothy Carey
Timothy Carey

Nikki Arcane

Kola Kwariani
Kola Kwariani

Maurice Oboukhoff

Jay Adler
Jay Adler

Leo the Loanshark

Tito Vuolo
Tito Vuolo

Joe Piano - motel manager

Dorothy Adams
Dorothy Adams

Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly

Herbert Ellis
Herbert Ellis

2nd American Airlines Clerk

James Griffith
James Griffith

Mr. Grimes

Cecil Elliott
Cecil Elliott

Lady with Small Dog

Steve Mitchell
Steve Mitchell

Brown - American Airlines Clerk

Mary Carroll
Mary Carroll

Woman Asking Kennan for Help

William Benedict
William Benedict

American Airlines Clerk

Charles Cane
Charles Cane

Plainclothesman at Airport

Robert B. Williams
Robert B. Williams

Plainclothesman at Airport

Tom Coleman
Tom Coleman

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

John George
John George

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Art Gilmore
Art Gilmore

Narrator (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. Kemp

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness
Carl M. Leviness

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Sol Gorss
Sol Gorss

Track Guard Slugged by Johnny (uncredited)

Harry Hines
Harry Hines

Chess Player (uncredited)

Hal J. Moore
Hal J. Moore

Race Track P.A. Announcer (uncredited)

Harvey Parry
Harvey Parry

Bartender (uncredited)

Richard Reeves
Richard Reeves

Bill - Track Employee in Locker Room (uncredited)

Frank Richards
Frank Richards

Track Employee in Locker Room (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
Arthur Tovey

Racetrack Cashier (uncredited)

Finn Zirzow
Finn Zirzow

Man at Airport (uncredited)

Oliver Cross
Oliver Cross

Racetrack Cashier (uncredited)

Charles Fogel
Charles Fogel

Race Track Worker (uncredited)

Rudy Germane
Rudy Germane

Track Officer (uncredited)

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