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The Killing

The Killing (1956)

NR
05/19/1956 (US)
01h 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.

Top Billed Cast

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Sterling Hayden

Sterling Hayden

Johnny Clay

Vince Edwards

Vince Edwards

Val Cannon

Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

Marvin Unger

Ted de Corsia

Ted de Corsia

Randy Kennan

Marie Windsor

Marie Windsor

Sherry Peatty

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

George Peatty

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Mike O'Reilly

James Edwards

James Edwards

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Media

Official Trailer
Racetrack Robbery Scene
Bar Fight Scene
Planning The Heist
Michael Lehmann on THE KILLING
Three Reasons: The Killing

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