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The Killing

The Killing

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 6, 1956

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Crime, Thriller

User Score

77%

Original Title

The Killing

Production Companies

United Artists, Harris-Kubrick Productions

Director

Stanley Kubrick

Budget

$320,000

Description

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.