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The Killing(1956)
Status: Released
Date: 1956-06-06
77%
1588 Votes
Time: 1h 25m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $320,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Harris-Kubrick Productions
Movie: The Killing
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sterling Hayden
Johnny Clay
Coleen Gray
Fay
Vince Edwards
Val Cannon
Jay C. Flippen
Marvin Unger
Ted de Corsia
Randy Kennan
Marie Windsor
Sherry Peatty
Elisha Cook Jr.
George Peatty
Joe Sawyer
Mike O'Reilly
James Edwards
Track Parking Attendant
Timothy Carey
Nikki Arcane
Video Trailer The Killing
Video: Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Bar Fight Scene
Michael Lehmann on THE KILLING
Planning The Heist
Racetrack Robbery Scene
Three Reasons: The Killing
All 6 videos
Official Trailer - Trailer
Bar Fight Scene - Clip
Michael Lehmann on THE KILLING - Featurette
Planning The Heist - Clip
Racetrack Robbery Scene - Clip
Three Reasons: The Killing - Featurette
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