The killing [videorecording] / Harris-Kubrick presents ; screenplay by Stanley Kubrick ; dialogue by Jim Thompson ; produced by James B. Harris ; directed by Stanley Kubrick.
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FilmPublisher number: CC2048DDVD | The Criterion CollectionSeries: Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 575.Publication details: [New York] : Criterion Collection, c2011.Edition: Two-DVD special edDescription: 2 videodiscs (84 min.; ca. 67 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 p. : ill., ; 19 cm.)ISBN: - 160465466X
- 9781604654660
- Killing (Motion picture).
- Killer's kiss: music, Gerald Fried.
- The killing: director of photography, Lucien Ballard ; film editor, Betty Steinberg ; music composed and conducted by Gerald Fried.
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Northport Library | DVD | DRAMA Killing | Available | 33111008285880 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The Killing was director Stanley Kubrick's first major film effort -- though, like Kubrick's earlier films, it was economically produced with an inexpensive cast. In a variation of his Asphalt Jungle role, Sterling Hayden plays veteran criminal Johnny Clay, planning one last big heist before settling down to a respectable marriage with Fay (Colleen Gray). Teaming with several cohorts, Johnny masterminds a racetrack robbery. The basic flaw is that all the crooks involved are losers and small-timers who find themselves in way over their heads despite their supposed cleverness. None of the participants is more pathetic than George Peatty (Elisha Cook Jr.), who is goaded into the robbery by his covetous and far-from-faithful wife (Marie Windsor). As in a Greek tragedy, Johnny's best-laid schemes go awry. Prominently featured in the cast of The Killing are offbeat character actors Tim Carey and Joe Turkel, who'd show up with equally showy roles in future Kubrick productions. The Killing is based on the novel Clean Break by Lionel White. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
"DVD edition"--Disc label.
Includes booklet (19 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.) featuring an essay by film historian Haden Guest and a reprinted interview with actress Marie Windsor.
Originally released in 1955 and 1956; The killing copyright held by Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation.
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.
The killing is based on the novel: "Clean Break" by Lionel White.
Disc 1. The killing / Harris-Kubrick presents ; screenplay by Stanley Kubrick ; dialogue by Jim Thompson ; produced by James B. Harris ; directed by Stanley Kubrick (1956 ; 84 min.) -- disc 2. Killer's kiss / a Minotaur production ; released through United Artists ; story by Stanley Kubrick ; produced by Stanley Kubrick and Morris Bousel ; edited, photographed and directed by Stanley Kramer (1955 ; ca. 67 min.)
Killer's kiss: music, Gerald Fried.
The killing: director of photography, Lucien Ballard ; film editor, Betty Steinberg ; music composed and conducted by Gerald Fried.
Killer's kiss: Frank Silvera, Jamie Smith, Irene Kane (i.e. Chris Chase, voiced by Peggy Lobbin.)
The Killing: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen, Ted DeCorsia, Marie Windsor, Elisha Cook, Timothy Carey, James Edwards.
"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.
Not rated.
DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital mono.; aspect ratio 1.66:1, enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs.
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.