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The Killing

Presented by The Colonial Theatre

November 20, 2011

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Stanley Kubrick, like John Huston, is considered to have been one of America's greatest directors. And, like Huston, he has created one of the greatest caper/crime dramas of all time. Though similar in mood and theme to Asphalt Jungle, and though they share the same lead actor (Sterling Hayden), The Killing is a much grittier and much more cinematically complex film.

With a cast that includes such noted character actors as Elisha Cook, Jr., Marie Windsor and Ted De Corsia, this tale of a racetrack heist is told in a semi-documentary manner, with many flashbacks and fascinating camerawork, and creates a genuinely claustrophobic and tension-filled atmosphere. This is the film that brought Kubrick to the national awareness, and it's easy to see why. (NOTE: Because he was so impressed with The Killing, Kirk Douglas chose Kubrick to direct him in Paths of Glory and Spartacus. The rest, as they say, is history.)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick. US. 1956. NR. 85 min. MGM. 35mm.