The Killing (1956)
| Release Date | 20 May 1956 |
| Tagline | These 5 Men Had a $2,000,000 Secret Until One of them told this Woman! |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Film-Noir |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Bay Meadows Racetrack - 2600 S. Delaware Street, San Mateo, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Crime Thriller, Gangster Film, Film Noir |
| Mood | Tough Guys |
| Themes | Dishonor Among Thieves, Perfect Crime, Crime Gone Awry |
| Tones | Visceral, Matter-of-Fact, Tense, Bleak |
| Tags | Accomplice [criminal], Betrayal, Criminal, Double Cross, Racetrack, Robbery, Wife |
The Killing is a 1956 film noir produced by James B. Harris and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It was written by Kubrick and Jim Thompson and based on the novel Clean Break by Lionel White. The drama features Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards and Elisha Cook Jr.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Jay Adler
Leo the Loanshark
Kola Kwariani
Maurice Oboukhoff
Tito Vuolo
Joe Piano - motel manager
Herbert Ellis
2nd American Airlines Clerk
James Griffith
Mr. Grimes, Airline Supervisor
Cecil Elliott
Lady with Small Dog
Steve Mitchell
Brown, American Airlines Clerk
Mary Carroll
Woman asking Kennan for Help
Charles Cane
Plainclothesman at Airport
John George
Racetrack Extra
Art Gilmore
Narrator
Sol Gorss
Track Guard slugged by Johnny
Harry Hines
Chess Player
Kenner G. Kemp
Racetrack Extra
Hal J. Moore
Race Track P.A. Announcer
Harvey Parry
Bartender
Frank Richards
Track Employee in Locker Room
Director
Writer
Lionel White
Producer
James B. Harris
producer
Alexander Singer
associate producer
Original Music
Gerald Fried
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Cinematographer
Editor
Betty Steinberg
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Art Director
Ruth Sobotka
Set Decorator
Harry Reif
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Makeup Department
Robert Littlefield
makeup artist
Lillian Shore
hair stylist
Production Manager
Clarence Eurist
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Milton Carter
assistant director
Paul Feiner
second assistant director
Howard Joslin
second assistant director
Art Department
Karl Brainard
assistant set decorator
Christopher Ebsen
chief carpenter
Bud Pine
construction supervisor
Robert L. Stephen
chief painter
Ray Zambel
property master
Sound Department
Rex Lipton
sound effects editor
Earl Snyder
sound
Special Effects
Dave Koehler
special effects
Visual Effects
Louis DeWitt
photographic effects
Jack Rabin
photographic effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Lou Cortese
best boy
Paul Easler
process camera operator
Carl Gibson
head grip
Robert Hosler
second assistant camera
Bobby Jones
gaffer
Richard Towers
camera operator
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Beaumelle
costumes: Marie Windsor
Rudy Harrington
wardrobe: women
Jack Masters
wardrober
Music Department
Gerald Fried
conductor
Gilbert D. Marchant
music editor
Transportation Department
Dave Lesser
transportation
Other Crew
Mary Gibsone
script supervisor
Joyce Hartman
assistant to director
Marguerite Olson
production assistant
Production Company
Harris-Kubrick Productions
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Distributor
United Artists
RKO Radio Pictures
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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Art Free
Chapel Distribution
Cinemagia
Criterion Collection, The
MGM Home Entertainment
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