The Killing (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] Starring Sterling Hayden, Vince Edwards, Elisha Cook Jr., et al. (2011)

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 (Dr. Strangelove), Coleen Gray (Red River), Timothy Carey (Paths of Glory), and Elisha Cook Jr. (The Maltese Falcon), 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.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed

SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES

Special Features

New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
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

Product Details

Actors: Sterling Hayden, Vince Edwards, Elisha Cook Jr., Timothy Carey, Coleen Gray
Directors: Stanley Kubrick
Format: Black & White, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: August 16, 2011
Run Time: 85 minutes

Performance Credits

Sterling Hayden
(Films)(Biography) Johnny Clay
Coleen Gray
(Films)(Biography) Fay
Marie Windsor
(Films)(Biography) Sherry Peatty
Elisha Cook Jr.
(Films)(Biography) George Peatty
Vince Edwards Val Cannon
Jay C. Flippen Marvin Unger
Ted de Corsia Randy Kennan
Joe Sawyer Mike O'Reilly
Timothy Carey Nikki Arane
Jay Adler Leo
Joe Turkel Tiny
Dorothy Adams Actor
William Benedict Airline Clerk
Mary Carroll Actor
James Edwards Parking Attendant
James Griffith Actor
Kola Kwarian Maurice Oboukhoff
Steve Mitchell Actor Tito Vuolo Actor
Robert B. Williams Actor

Technical Credits

Stanley Kubrick Director, Screenwriter
Lucien Ballard Cinematographer
Gerald Fried Score Composer
Rudy Harrington Costumes/Costume Designer
James B. Harris Producer
David Koehler Special Effects
Ruth Sobotka Art Director
Harry Reif Set Decoration/Design
Alexander Singer Associate Producer
Earl Snyder Sound/Sound Designer
Betty Steinberg Editor
Jim Thompson Screenwriter

Features:

Video interview with producer James B. Harris; Excerpted interviews with actor Sterling Hayden from the French television series Cinéma cinémas; Video interview with poet and author Robert Polito about writer Jim Thompson; Restored high-definition digital transfer of Stanley Kubrick's 1955 noir feature Killer's Kiss; New video appreciation of Killer's Kiss featuring film critic Geoffrey O'Brien; Trailers