The killing
(DVD)
Contributors
Kubrick, Stanley, director,
Thompson, Jim, 1906-1977, screenwriter.
Harris, James B., 1928- producer.
Bousel, Morris, producer.
Ballard, Lucien, 1908-1988, director of photography.
Thompson, Jim, 1906-1977, screenwriter.
Harris, James B., 1928- producer.
Bousel, Morris, producer.
Ballard, Lucien, 1908-1988, director of photography.
Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2011].
Format
DVD
Edition
Two-DVD special ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (84 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Status
Main Library - Media
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Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2011].
Edition
Two-DVD special ed.
Language
English
UPC
715515085717
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel: "Clean Break" by Lionel White.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1. "James B. Harris" video interview with the producer; "Sterling Hayden" excerpted interviews with actor Sterling Hayden from the French television series Cinéma cinémas; "Polito on Thompson" author Robert Polito discusses crime noveist Jim Thompson; Theatrical trailer. Disc 2: "Killer's kiss" film; "Geoffrey O'Brien" discussion about Killer's kiss with critic Geoffrey O'Brien. Booklet: "Kubrick's clockwork" essay by Haden Guest; "Marie Windsor on the making of The killing" excerpts from an interview with actress.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Lucien Ballard ; film editor, Betty Steinberg ; music composed and conducted by Gerald Fried ; art director, Ruth Sobotka. Killer's kiss: Music composed and conducted by Gerald Fried ; song by Norman Gimbel, Arden Clar ; choreography by David Vaughan.
Participants/Performers
Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen, Ted DeCorsia, Marie Windsor, Elisha Cook, Joe Sawyer, James Edwards, Timothy Carey, Kola Kwariani, Jay Adler, Tito Vuolo, Dorothy Adams, Herbert Ellis, James Griffith, Cecil Elliott, Joseph Turkel, Steve Mitchell, Mary Carroll, William Benedict, Charles R. Cane, Robert B. Williams, (Killer's kiss) Frank Silvera, Jamie Smith, Irene Kane, Jerry Jarrett, Mike Dana, Felice Orlandi, Shaun O'Brien, Barbara Brand, David Vaughan, Alec Rubin, Ralph Roberts, Phil Stevenson, Arthur Feldman, Bill Funaro, Skippy Aldeman ; ballet danced by Ruth Sobotka.
Description
Johnny Clay has a plan. After spending 5 years in Alcatraz, he decides that if he's going to commit crimes, the risk had better be worth the punishment. He then proceeds to mastermind a brilliant criminal scheme to steal $2,000,000 from a local racetrack in which "no one will get hurt."
Description
Killer's kiss: Prize-fighter Davy Gordon intervenes when private dancer Gloria Price is being attacked by her employer and lover Vincent Raphello. This brings the two together and they get involved with each other, which displeases Raphello.
System Details
DVD format; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In English with optional English (SDH) subtitles.
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