The Killing

1956 · 85 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 101,238 VOTES · DIR. Stanley Kubrick

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Overview

Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.

Dialogue Timeline — 927 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:58 (PA) Lucky Arrow breaking on top. Purple Shadow is second.
00:05:22 I supposed they were very well. After all, a man drives a new car
00:08:08 You know something? This may sound funny, but...
00:11:19 - A candy bar, George? - No, not a candy bar, doughnut.
00:13:57 - I don't think nothin'. I know it. - You've never been a liar, George.
00:16:22 - I think you do. - Oh, look, Mrs Peatty.
00:18:55 Kiddo, I think we got somethin' here.
00:21:46 Two others collect the dough. They're armed, of course.
00:25:27 You know when to sell, when to sit tight. You know to sit tight now.
00:27:58 - Before, all I thought of was the money. - You just keep on thinking about that.
00:30:47 "Life is like a glass of tea."
00:33:37 - All I gotta do is bump off a horse? - It's a special kind of a horse, Nick.
00:36:34 I'll send the money in the bus to the boy. Thank you very much. Have a nice time.
00:39:57 - Let's stop the conversation right there. - What were you gonna tell me, Sherry?
00:43:00 It was exactly 7 am when he got to the airport.
00:48:17 I ain't like you guys. These posies are for my wife.
00:52:11 in arriving at the track at the correct moment.
00:57:56 - No, no. Skip it, skip it. - I want you to take it.
01:01:40 I'm Hoping is second by three quarters of a length.
01:06:03 Seymour's Darling is third, and Early Streak.
01:11:19 Ah, that part of it worked OK. Landed right at my feet.
01:16:41 Sherry... why? Why did you do it?
01:20:15 I'm afraid it ex ceeds the maximum size.
400:03:00 The extra interest, of course.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed927
Dialogue density10.9 lines / min
First line00:01:58
Final line400:03:00

Production Record

DirectorStanley Kubrick
LanguageEnglish
Budget$320,000
IMDb votes101,238