The Killing (1956) Criterion 1080p BluRay 10Bit HEVC AAC-SARTRE + Extras

Stanley Kubrick's third feature showed that he was no ordinary director, as he dispensed with traditional time structure to detail the planning and execution of a racetrack heist gone wrong. Combining a non-linear story with a unifying, matter-of-fact voice-over narration, Kubrick constructed an intricate yet lucid cinematic puzzle that shifted back and forth both in time and among the central characters, revealing the personal stakes for each participant by following their individual actions leading up to the fateful seventh race. Johnny the leader thinks he has it all under control, but, in true Kubrick fashion, his plan is not immune to human failure. While the fractured time frame and use of long takes and tracking shots signaled Kubrick's stylistic break from classical form, the sharp black-and-white photography, Marie Windsor's insidious femme fatale, and Sterling Hayden's doomed Johnny place The Killing in the mode of 1940s/1950s film noir. His first film made on a reasonable budget and with an established cast of pros, The Killing caught critics' attention and established Kubrick as a director to watch, especially for such future cinematic time-tricksters as Quentin Tarantino.

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Extras

• James B. Harris - An exclusive video interview with producer James B. Harris conducted for Criterion in 2010. The interviewee discusses his collaboration with director Stanley Kubrick and the production history of The Killing. In English, not subtitled. (22 min, 720p).

• Sterling Hayden - Excerpts from two episodes of the French program Cinema cinemas, one from April 1 and another from July 3, 1984, directed by by Philippe Garnier, in which actor Sterling Hayden recalls his history in Hollywood, fascination with communism, and work with director Stanley Kubrick. In English, with burnt-in French subtitles. (24 min, 720p). [I forgot to IVTC this so it's out of sync. You can remux it to 29.970fps and it will be correct.]

• Polito on Thompson - In this video interview, poet and author Robert Polito (Savage Art: A Biography of Jim Thompson) discusses celebrated crime novelist Jim Thompson's work with director Stanley Kubrick, his problematic relationship with Hollywood, and his ongoing cinematic legacy. In English, not subtitled. (19 min, 1080p).