---
title: 'The Killing (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stanley Kubrick'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-killing-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049406/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Killing (1956)

1956 · 85 min · Drama, Action, War, Mystery, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Killing is a 1956 American film noir directed by Stanley Kubrick and produced by James B. Harris. It was written by Kubrick and Jim Thompson and based on Lionel White's novel Clean Break. It stars Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, and Vince Edwards, and features Marie Windsor, Elisha Cook Jr., Jay C. Flippen and Timothy Carey.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Stanley Kubrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-kubrick)
- **Screenplay:** [Stanley Kubrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-kubrick), [Jim Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-thompson), [Lionel White](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-white)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gerald Fried](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-fried)
- **Producer:** [James B. Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-b-harris)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lucien Ballard](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-ballard)

## Cast

- [Art Gilmore](https://cinepixo.com/people/art-gilmore)
- [Ted de Corsia](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-de-corsia)
- [Sterling Hayden](https://cinepixo.com/people/sterling-hayden)
- [Joe Sawyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-sawyer)
- [Vince Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/vince-edwards)
- [Marie Windsor](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-windsor)
- [Joe Turkel](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-turkel)
- [James Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-edwards)
- [Elisha Cook Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisha-cook-jr)
- [Jay C. Flippen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-c-flippen)
- [Timothy Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-carey)
- [Franklyn Farnum](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklyn-farnum)
- [Dorothy Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-adams)
- [Jay Adler](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-adler)
- [James Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-griffith)

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