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The Killing (Criterion Collection)

The Killing (Criterion Collection)

MGM/UA (1956)
Blu-ray
NR (Not Rated)
715515085618
Crime | Drama | Film Noir | Mystery | Thriller
USA | English | Black & White | 01:29

The Killing was Stanley Kubrick’s first film with a professional cast and the first time he achieved public recognition as the unconventional director he’s now known for. The story is of ex-prisoners who plan to set up a racetrack so they can live a life without monetary worries. One of the more exceptional films of the 1950’s.


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Sterling Hayden Johnny Clay
Coleen Gray Fay
Vince Edwards Val Cannon
Jay C. Flippen Marvin Unger
Ted De Corsia Patrolman 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
Kola Kwariani Maurice Oboukhoff
Jay Adler Leo the Loanshark
Tito Vuolo Joe Piano
Dorothy Adams Ruthie O'Reilly
Herbert Ellis Second American Airlines Clerk
James Griffith Mr. Grimes
Cecil Elliott Lady with Small Dog
Joe Turkel Tiny
Steve Mitchell Brown
Mary Carroll Woman Asking Kennan for Help
William 'Billy' Benedict American Airlines Clerk
Charles Cane Plainclothesman at Airport
Robert B. Williams Plainclothesman at Airport
Fred Carson Racetrack Spectator
Gordon Carveth Racetrack Spectator

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Edition details

Edition Special Edition
Packaging Keep Case
Nr Discs 1
Screen Ratios Widescreen (1.66:1)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Mono [English]
DTS [English]
Mono [English]
PCM Stereo [English]
Subtitles English
Layers Single side, Single layer
Edition Release Date Aug 16, 2011
Regions Region Free

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Quantity 1
Index 1834
Added Date Dec 28, 2015 21:07:52
Modified Date Jun 12, 2022 00:34:22

Notes

2015 Christmas gift from Ma

Disc Features
New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
New video interview with producer James B. Harris
Excerpted interviews with actor Sterling Hayden from the French television series Cinéma cinémas
New video interview with poet and author Robert Polito about writer Jim Thompson
Restored high-definition digital transfer of Stanley Kubrick’s 1955 noir feature Killer’s Kiss
New video appreciation of Killer’s Kiss featuring film critic Geoffrey O’Brien
Trailers
PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film historian Haden Guest and a reprinted interview with actress Marie Windsor

New cover by Connor Willumsen

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