The Killing
Career criminal Johnny Clay assembles a crew for one last score to fund his retirement and marriage, but when a teammate’s wife learns the plan and plots her own revenge, their meticulously timed robbery spirals into a deadly cat‑and‑mouse game.
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Synopsis
Johnny Clay, a career criminal, assembles a team for one final heist before retiring to start a legitimate life and get married. The crew includes a sharpshooter, a corrupt police officer, a bartender, and a betting teller named George. However, the plan is jeopardized when George confides the details of the scheme to his restless wife, prompting her to devise her own plan.
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Edited by Betty SteinbergShot by Lucien BallardScored by Gerald Fried
Box Office
1956 · Box office
Produced on a $320K budget
Production budget
$320K
Also known as
- Die Rechnung ging nicht aufde
- L'Ultime Razziafr
- Rapina a mano armatait
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Cast & Crew
47 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Sterling Hayden
as Johnny Clay
Coleen Gray
as Fay
Vince Edwards
as Val Cannon
Jay C Flippen
as Marvin Unger
Ted De Corsia
as Patrolman Randy Kennan
Marie Windsor
as Sherry Peatty
Elisha Cook Jr
as George Peatty
Joe Sawyer
as Mike O'Reilly
James Edwards
as Track Parking Attendant
Timothy Carey
as Nikki Arcane
Kola Kwariani
as Maurice Oboukhoff
Jay Adler
as Leo the Loanshark
Supporting cast
28Tito Vuolo
as Joe Piano - motel manager
Dorothy Adams
as Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly
Herbert Ellis
as 2nd American Airlines Clerk
James Griffith
as Mr. Grimes
Cecil Elliott
as Lady with Small Dog
Joe Turkel
as Tiny
Steve Mitchell
as Brown - American Airlines Clerk
Mary Carroll
as Woman Asking Kennan for Help
William Benedict
as American Airlines Clerk
Charles Cane
as Plainclothesman at Airport
Robert B Williams
as Plainclothesman at Airport
Tom Coleman
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
John George
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Art Gilmore
as Narrator (uncredited)
Kenner G Kemp
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Carl M Leviness
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
as Track Guard Slugged by Johnny (uncredited)
Harry Hines
as Chess Player (uncredited)
Hal J Moore
as Race Track P.A. Announcer (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
as Bartender (uncredited)
Richard Reeves
as Bill - Track Employee in Locker Room (uncredited)
Frank Richards
as Track Employee in Locker Room (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as Racetrack Cashier (uncredited)
Finn Zirzow
as Man at Airport (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
as Racetrack Cashier (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
as Race Track Worker (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
as Track Officer (uncredited)
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