The Killing (1956) [The Criterion Collection #575]
A Film by Stanley Kubrick
DVD9 + DVD5 (VIDEO_TS) | NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | 01:24:13 | 7,52 Gb + 4,18 Gb
Audio: English AC3 1.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English
Genre: Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller | USA
Stanley Kubrick’s account of an ambitious racetrack robbery is one of Hollywood’s tautest, twistiest noirs. Aided by a radically time-shuffling narrative, razor-sharp dialogue from pulp novelist Jim Thompson, and a phenomenal cast of character actors, including Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Timothy Carey, Elisha Cook Jr., and Marie Windsor, The Killing is both a jaunty thriller and a cold-blooded punch to the gut. And with its precise tracking shots and gratifying sense of irony, it’s Kubrick to the core.