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. And with its precise tracking shots and gratifying sense of irony, it's Kubrick to the core.

Supplements New video interview with producer James B. Harris Excerpts of interviews with actor Sterling Hayden from the French television series Cinéma cinémas New video interview with film scholar Robert Polito about writer Jim Thompson and his work on The Killing Restored transfer of Stanley Kubrick's 1955 noir feature Killer's Kiss New video appreciation of Killer's Kiss with film critic Geoffrey O'Brien Theatrical trailers

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