The Killing (1956) movie poster

The Killing (1956)

"In all its fury and violence..."
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👍 70%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 94%
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Director
Runtime
1h 25m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.6/10 (1,683 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Metacritic
91

Cast

Sterling Hayden as Johnny Clay · 76% avg
Vince Edwards as Val Cannon
Jay C. Flippen as Marvin Unger · 81% avg
Ted de Corsia as Randy Kennan · 82% avg
Marie Windsor as Sherry Peatty
Elisha Cook Jr. as George Peatty · 79% avg
Joe Sawyer as Mike O'Reilly · 79% avg

Is The Killing good?

Most people think so. 70% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics rated it higher at 94%, but audiences were less impressed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#831 / 1253 · Crime
Rank in its year
#9 / 10 · 1956
Rank among its director's films
#12 / 13 · Stanley Kubrick

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

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. Wikipedia ↗

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