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Killing, The (1956)

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All Time

of 190,116

244

1950's

of 8,943

35

1956

of 2,535

6
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,076
  
  46
  
  Crime of 1956
  
  of 65
  
  2
  
  Crime of the 1950's
  
  of 670
  
  9
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,985
  
  144
  
  Drama of 1956
  
  of 179
  
  5
  
  Drama of the 1950's
  
  of 1,913
  
  24
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,007
  
  58
  
  Thriller of 1956
  
  of 24
  
  1
  
  Thriller of the 1950's
  
  of 229
  
  11

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Killing, The (1956) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.2493

Avg Critic Score:3.1031

Killing, The (1956) Movie Reviews

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Simply put, this is one of the best crime films ever made. ...read the complete Killing movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

The cuckolded George Peatty (Elisha) is a race track betting window cashier, Mike O'Reilly (Joe Sawyer) is a racetrack bartender with a sick wife, Randy (Corsia) is a corrupt cop, Marvin Unger (Flippen) is the one bankrolling the job, Nikki Arane ...read the complete Killing movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Stellar Kubrick film noir. Underrated crime thriller -- one of his great, early works. Sterling Hayden shines (as he would years later in Dr. Strangelove) as a criminal mastermind who schemes to rob a horse track on race day. ...read the complete Killing movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

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filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

"The Killing" was the breakthrough film for director/screenwriter Stanley Kubrick. His first few films were obscure and low budget, but for "The Killing" he was given more to work with: a better cast and a bigger budget. This film promptly got the...read the complete Killing, The (1956) review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)

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Appreciating Great Trash

A taut and efficient little thriller, The Killer is notable primarily for Stanley Kubrick's impeccable direction; no-one else can touch him in terms of visual composition, although at this point he'd yet to have either the experience or the...read the complete Killing, The (1956) review at Appreciating Great Trash

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eye WEEKLY (Jason Anderson)

Ultraviolence, orgies and elevators full of ruby-red blood all come to small screens this summer as Bravo! airs the most comprehensive Stanley Kubrick retrospective to appear on TV in North America. The fact that the films are all running uncut and...read the complete Killing, The (1956) review at eye WEEKLY (Jason Anderson)

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