The Killing (1956)
Career criminal Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) recruits a sharpshooter (Timothy Carey), a crooked police officer (Ted de Corsia), a bartender (Joe Sawyer) and a betting teller named George (Elisha Cook Jr.), among others, for one last job before he goes straight and marries his fiancee, Fay (Coleen Gray). But when George tells his restless wife, Sherry (Marie Windsor), about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.
Cast:
Sterling Hayden
Coleen Gray
Vince Edwards
Jay C. Flippen
Marie Windsor
Ted de Corsia
Elisha Cook Jr.
Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Producer:
James B. Harris
Written by:
Stanley Kubrick, Lionel White
Distributor:
United Artists
Stanley Kubrick
Producer:
James B. Harris
Written by:
Stanley Kubrick, Lionel White
Distributor:
United Artists
Budget:
$320,000
Awards:
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
97%
$320,000
Awards:
BAFTA Awards - Best Film from any Source (Nominated)
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
97%