1956 · 85 min · NR

The Killing

Name: The Killing
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Released: 1956
Duration: 85 min
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen, Ted de Corsia

Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Crime, Thriller, Drama

The Killing (1956) is a Crime film, directed by Stanley Kubrick set during the 1950s. It runs 85 minutes and is rated NR.

A heist and film noir, with a tense and bleak tone. Themes of greed & ambition and betrayal run throughout.

Composer

Gerald Fried

Cinematography

Lucien Ballard

Cast

Sterling HaydenColeen GrayVince EdwardsJay C. FlippenTed de CorsiaMarie WindsorElisha Cook Jr.Joe Sawyer

The world of this film

Setting

Urban

When

1950s

Premise & themes

Premise

Heist Film Noir

Themes

Greed & Ambition Betrayal

Tone

TenseBleak

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Propulsive

Based on

Pure Fiction

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The Killing

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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