Cinematic background from The Killing 1956 - 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.

The Killing

1956

Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Directors:
Stanley Kubrick
Writers:
Jim Thompson, Lionel White, Stanley Kubrick
Official poster of The Killing 1956 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man and a woman are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black and white photo of a parking lot at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a suit and tie in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An older bald man wearing a white shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of people sitting at a counter; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An older woman is crying in a crowd of onlookers; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man sitting at a table with a bunch of other men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A woman wearing a hat and a coat walking in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An older man is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of men sitting at a table in front of a lamp; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of men sitting at a table in front of a lamp; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An older man sitting at a table in a restaurant; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man and a woman are looking at one another; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black and white photo of people sitting at a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of men sitting at a table talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of men in suits and ties standing in front of a glass door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An old photo of two people sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – Two men are sitting at a counter in a restaurant; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An old photo of a man and a woman sitting in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An older man wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man and a woman embracing each other in black and white; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man and a woman standing next to each other on the street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An older man sitting in a chair with a glass of wine; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An old photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An older man smoking a cigarette with a lighter in his mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An old photo of a woman and a man holding a dog; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A woman in a military uniform looking to her left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An older man wearing a suit and tie in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man looking up into the air with a surprised look on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man driving a car on a road; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An old photo of a woman talking to a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An older bald man wearing a neck tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An aerial view of an intersection with cars and pedestrians; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a suit and hat is holding a bag; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black and white photo of two men holding guns; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black - and - white photo of a man sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black and white photo of a man standing next to a lamp; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An older man wearing a neck tie talking to someone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black and white photo of a man talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An older man wearing a suit and hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An older man wearing a hat looking out of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man laying on the ground with his head on the ground; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black and white photo of a man standing in front of an old car; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black and white photo of a man laughing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a suit and tie holding a nintendo wii controller; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man and a woman sitting in front of each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man and a woman are getting ready to go out; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A group of men playing a game of chess in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black and white photo of a woman in a bedroom; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black and white photo of a man in a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An older man wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man and a woman sitting in the back of an antique car; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – An old car parked on the side of the road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black - and - white photo of a man preparing a drink; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black - and - white photo of a horse race track; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a suit and tie behind bars; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A black and white photo of a group of men standing in front of an elevator; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a suit and tie looking at a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A crowd of people standing in front of an elevator; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man and a woman are looking at a lamp; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Killing” (1956), directed by Stanley Kubrick – A man in a suit standing in front of an open door; Wide shot, High angle