The Killing
1956 film by Stanley Kubrick
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Summary
The Killing is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,800 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Stanley Kubrick[3]
- Screenwriter: Stanley Kubrick[4], Jim Thompson[5], Lionel White[6]
- Composer: Gerald Fried[7]
- Genre: heist film[8], flashback film[9], film noir[10], drama film[11], crime film[12], war drama[13], war film[14], thriller film[15], crime drama film[16], crime thriller film[17], action film[18], mystery film[19], gangster film[20]
- Based on: Clean Break[21]
- Cast member: Sterling Hayden[22], Jay C. Flippen[23], Marie Windsor[24], Elisha Cook Jr.[25], Coleen Gray[26], Vince Edwards[27], Ted de Corsia[28], Timothy Carey[29], Joe Turkel[30], Joe Sawyer[31], Tito Vuolo[32], Art Gilmore[33], Dorothy Adams[34], James Edwards[35]
- Producer: James B. Harris[36]
- Director of photography: Lucien Ballard[37]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[38]
- Commons category: The Killing (film)[39]
- Distribution format: video on demand[40]
- Review score: 8.6/10[41], 96%[42], 91/100[43], 7.9/10[44]
- Color: black-and-white[45]
- Country of origin: United States[46]
- Publication date: January 1, 1956[47], June 6, 1956[48], November 27, 1956[49]
- Distributed by: United Artists[50], Netflix[51]
- Title: The Killing[52]
- Has characteristic: film based on literature[53]
- After a work by: Lionel White[54]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[55]
- Duration: 85[56]
- Capital cost: 320,000[57]
- NMHH film rating: Category III[58]
- Narrator: Art Gilmore[59]
Why It Matters
The Killing has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]