The killing / screenplay by Stanley Kubrick ; dialogue by Jim Thompson ; produced by James B. Harris ; directed by Stanley Kubrick.
"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, Colee...
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| Format: | DVD/Blu-Ray |
| Language: | English |
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[New York] :
Criterion Collection,
[2011]
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| Edition: | Two-DVD special ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
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| Online Access: | Click here to view full credits at IMDb.com |
| Summary: | "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, and Elisha Cook Jr., The Killing is both a jaunty thriller and a cold-blooded punch to the gut. With its precise tracking shots and gratifying sense of irony, it's Kubrick to the core"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | The killing is based on the novel: "Clean Break" by Lionel White. Originally released in 1955 and 1956; The killing copyright held by Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation. Includes booklet featuring an essay by film historian Haden Guest and a reprinted interview with actress Marie Windsor. Special features (disc 1): new digital restoration; new video interview with producer James B. Harris; excerpted interviews with actor Sterling Hayden from the French television series Cinéma cinémas; new video interview with poet and author Robert Polito about writer Jim Thompson; trailer. Special features (disc 2): restored high-definition digital transfer; new video appreciation of Killer's Kiss featuring film critic Geoffrey O'Brien; trailer. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (84 min.; approximately 67 min.) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm + 1 booklet (19 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) Complete credits available at IMDb.com. |
| Format: | DVD ; NTSC ; Region 1 ; Dolby digital mono. ; aspect ratio 1.66:1 ; enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs. |
| Audience: | Censorship classification (NZ): PG. |
| Production Credits: | The killing: director of photography, Lucien Ballard ; film editor, Betty Steinberg ; music composed and conducted by Gerald Fried. Killer's kiss: music, Gerald Fried. |
| ISBN: | 9781604654660 160465466X |