DVD

The killing.

Kubrick, Stanley, (producer,, director,, screenwriter.). Harris, James B., 1928- (producer.). Hayden, Sterling, 1916-1986 (actor.). Windsor, Marie, (actor.). Cook, Elisha, Jr., (actor.). Edwards, Vince, 1928-1996 (actor.). Flippen, Jay C., 1899-1971 (actor.). De Corsia, Ted, (actor.). Gray, Coleen, 1922-2015 (actor.). Bousel, Morris, (producer.). Silvera, Frank, 1914-1970 (actor.). Smith, Jamie, (actor.). Chase, Chris, (actor.). Guest, Haden. (Added Author). White, Lionel. Clean break. (Added Author). Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation. (Added Author). Minotaur Productions. (Added Author). United Artists Corporation. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781604654660
ISBN: 160465466X
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (84 min.; approximately 67 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Two-DVD special edition.
Publisher: [New York] : Criterion Collection, [2011]
Copyright: ©2011

Content descriptions

General Note:	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. "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. 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.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.)
Creation/Production Credits Note:	The killing: director of photography, Lucien Ballard ; film editor, Betty Steinberg ; music composed and conducted by Gerald Fried. Killer's kiss: music, Gerald Fried.
Participant or Performer Note:	The Killing: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen, Ted DeCorsia, Marie Windsor, Elisha Cook, Timothy Carey, James Edwards. Killer's kiss: Frank Silvera, Jamie Smith, Irene Kane (i.e. Chris Chase, voiced by Peggy Lobbin.)
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital mono.; aspect ratio 1.66:1, enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs.
Language Note:	Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.