The Killing
- Original title
- The Killing
- Year
- 1956
- Running time
- 83 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Sterling Hayden
- Coleen Gray
- Vince Edwards
- Jay C. Flippen
- Marie Windsor
- Ted de Corsia
- Elisha Cook Jr.
- Joe Sawyer
- Timothy Carey
- Jay Adler
- Joe Turkel
- Kola Kwariani
- James Edwards
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- Music
- Cinematography
Lucien Ballard (B&W)- Producer
Harris-Kubrick Productions. Distributor: United Artists- Genre
- Film noir. Mystery. Thriller | Crime. Heist Film
- Synopsis
- Based on Lionel White's crime novel 'Clean Break'. Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) is an ex-con with a plan to steal $2 million from a San Francisco racetrack. He assembles an odd collection of tough guys and moles to participate in the heist. But just as there is no such thing as the perfect murder, there is no such thing as the perfect crime.
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1956: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Film
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- 12 My Favorite Noir Movies (326)
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