The Killing

7.6
Moderate
19561h 25m

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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.

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Sterling Hayden - Johnny Clay in The Killing

Sterling Hayden

Johnny Clay

Coleen Gray - Fay in The Killing

Coleen Gray

Fay

Vince Edwards - Val Cannon in The Killing

Vince Edwards

Val Cannon

Jay C. Flippen - Marvin Unger in The Killing

Jay C. Flippen

Marvin Unger

Ted de Corsia - Randy Kennan in The Killing

Ted de Corsia

Randy Kennan

Marie Windsor - Sherry Peatty in The Killing

Marie Windsor

Sherry Peatty

Elisha Cook Jr. - George Peatty in The Killing

Elisha Cook Jr.

George Peatty

Joe Sawyer - Mike O'Reilly in The Killing

Joe Sawyer

Mike O'Reilly

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Movie Info

Release Date

June 6, 1956

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

NR

Genres

Crime, Thriller

Director

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