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In all its fury and violence... - The Killing
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Title: The Killing

Release Date: 6 Jun 1956

Runtime: 1h 25m

Genre: Crime, Thriller

Director: United Artists, Harris-Kubrick Productions

Production Companies: United Artists, Harris-Kubrick Productions

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.6 (1539 votes)

Cast

  • Johnny Clay: Sterling Hayden
  • Fay: Coleen Gray
  • Val Cannon: Vince Edwards
  • Marvin Unger: Jay C. Flippen
  • Randy Kennan: Ted de Corsia
  • Sherry Peatty: Marie Windsor
  • George Peatty: Elisha Cook Jr.
  • Mike O'Reilly: Joe Sawyer
  • Track Parking Attendant: James Edwards
  • Nikki Arcane: Timothy Carey
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