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The Killing

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Theatrical Poster

Country	Error creating thumbnail: File missing United States
Directed by	Stanley Kubrick
Release Date	1956
Language	English
Studio	Harris-Kubrick Productions
Distributor	United Artists

Main Cast
Character	Actor
John Clay	Sterling Hayden
Fay	Coleen Gray
Val Cannon	Vince Edwards
Marvin Unger	Jay C. Flippen
Randy Kennan	Ted de Corsia
Nikki Arcane	Timothy Carey
George Peatty	Elisha Cook Jr.
Tiny	Joe Turkel

The Killing was a 1956 film that starred Sterling Hayden as Johnny Clay, a career criminal planning one last heist before settling down and getting married. He has planned to rob the money counting room at the race track during a featured race. He starts to assemble his team consisting of a betting window teller, a corrupt cop, the track bartender, a wrestler and a sharpshooter.

The following weapons were used in the film The Killing:

Handguns

1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol

George Peatty (Elisha Cook Jr.) uses a 1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol.

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-'''The Killing''' was filmed in 1956 about Johnny Clay a career criminal played by Sterling Hayden planning one last heist before settling down and getting married. He has planned to rob the money counting room at the race track during a featured race. He starts to assemble his team consisting of a betting window teller, a corrupt cop, the track bartender, a wrestler and a sharpshooter. The plan has the sharp shooter kill the race favorite horse and the wrestler start a brawl as a distraction so Johnny Clay can enter the money counting room and rob the money. After a successful heist the team meets back at Johnny's apartment so they can divide the money. Unfortunately George the teller let it slip to his wife the whole plan and she then tells her boyfriend Val. Val and his partner Tiny shows up at Johnny's apartment to rob the robbers but George starts a shootout and in the ensuing battle everyone is killed but a badly wounded George. He then staggers out the door and drives back to his home were he shoots his wife Sherry and then dies. Johnny seeing that something bad went down in his apartment leaves. He drives to a pawn shop buys an old suitcase and puts the money in it and goes to the airport with his girlfriend Fay. When Johnny arrives at the airport he is unable to carry the bag on board due to the size so the bag is loaded onto a cart to be loaded in to the cargo hold. But the bag falls off the cart on it's way to the plane and the money is blown a over the tramac by the prop wash.
+{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}}
+|name = The Killing
+|picture = TheKillingPoster.jpg
+|caption = ''Theatrical Poster''
+|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States
+|director = [[Stanley Kubrick]]
+|date= 1956
+|language = English
+|studio=Harris-Kubrick Productions
+|distributor=United Artists
+|character1=John Clay
+|actor1=[[Sterling Hayden]]
+|character2=Fay
+|actor2=Coleen Gray
+|character3=Val Cannon
+|actor3=[[Vince Edwards]]
+|character4=Marvin Unger
+|actor4=Jay C. Flippen
+|character5=Randy Kennan
+|actor5=[[Ted de Corsia]]
+|character6=Nikki Arcane
+|actor6=[[Timothy Carey]]
+|character7=George Peatty
+|actor7=[[Elisha Cook Jr.]]
+|character8=Tiny
+|actor8=[[Joe Turkel]]
+|character9=
+|actor9=
+|character10=
+|actor10=
+}}
+'''''The Killing''''' was a 1956 film that starred [[Sterling Hayden]] as Johnny Clay, a career criminal planning one last heist before settling down and getting married. He has planned to rob the money counting room at the race track during a featured race. He starts to assemble his team consisting of a betting window teller, a corrupt cop, the track bartender, a wrestler and a sharpshooter.
-*  Actors: [[Sterling Hayden]], Coleen Gray, [[Vince Edwards]], [[Jay C. Flippen]], [[Elisha Cook Jr.]], Marie Windsor, [[Ted de Corsia]], [[Joe Sawyer]], [[James Edwards]], [[Timothy Carey]], [[Joe Turkel]], [[Kola Kwariani]]
-*  Directors: Stanley Kubrick (''[[A Clockwork Orange]]'' , ''[[Paths of Glory]]'',''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'' ,''[[Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb]]'')
+{{Film Title|The Killing}}
-'''The following guns were used in the movie The Killing:'''
-[[Image:TheKillingPoster.jpg|300px|right|thumb|''The Killing'' (1956)]]
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-==Remington Model 11-48 Shotgun==
+=Handguns=
-[[Image:Remington 11-48.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington Model 11-48 Shotgun - 12 Gauge]]
-[[Image:TheKilling 1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nikki Arcane ([[Timothy Carey]]) firing a [[Remington Model 11-48]] Shotgun modified with vertical foregrip]]
-[[Image:TheKilling 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Johnny Clay ([[Sterling Hayden]]) carrying a [[Remington Model 11-48]] Shotgun modified with vertical foregrip ]]
-[[Image:TheKilling 3.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Johnny Clay ([[Sterling Hayden]]) holding a [[Remington Model 11-48]] Shotgun modified with vertical foregrip]]
-[[Image:TheKilling 10.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Johnny Clay ([[Sterling Hayden]]) holding a [[Remington Model 11-48]] Shotgun modified with vertical foregrip]]
-[[Image:TheKilling 12.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Johnny Clay ([[Sterling Hayden]]) holding a [[Remington Model 11-48]] Shotgun modified with vertical foregrip]]
 ==1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol==
-[[Image:1914MauserPocket.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol - 7.65x17mm]]
+George Peatty ([[Elisha Cook Jr.]]) uses a [[Mauser Pocket Pistol#1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol|1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol]].
-[[Image:TheKilling 4.jpg|thumb|none|400px| George Peatty ([[Elisha Cook Jr.]]) getting a [[Mauser Pocket Pistol#1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol|1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol]] from his lunch box]]
+[[Image:1914MauserPocket.jpg|thumb|none|300px|1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol - 7.65x17mm]]
-[[Image:TheKilling 5.jpg|thumb|none|400px| George Peatty ([[Elisha Cook Jr.]]) loading a [[Mauser Pocket Pistol#1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol|1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol]] ]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|George Peatty retrieving his Mauser Pocket Pistol from his lunch box.]]
-[[Image:TheKilling 6.jpg|thumb|none|400px| George Peatty ([[Elisha Cook Jr.]]) loading a [[Mauser Pocket Pistol#1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol|1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol]] ]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|George loading his Mauser.]]
-[[Image:TheKilling 19.jpg|thumb|none|400px| George Peatty ([[Elisha Cook Jr.]]) firing his [[Mauser Pocket Pistol#1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol|1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol]] at Val Cannon ]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|George Peatty ([[Elisha Cook Jr.]]) loading a [[Mauser Pocket Pistol#1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol|1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol]].]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 19.jpg|thumb|none|500px|George Peatty firing his Mauser at Val Cannon.]]
-==Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer==
-[[Image:MSSporter2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer Sporter - 6.5 x 54mm]]
-[[Image:TheKilling 7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nikki Arcane ([[Timothy Carey]]) aiming a [[Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer]] Sporter with suppressor]]
-[[Image:TheKilling 8.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nikki Arcane ([[Timothy Carey]]) firing a [[Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer]] Sporter with suppressor]]
-[[Image:TheKilling 9.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nikki Arcane ([[Timothy Carey]]) holding a [[Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer]] Sporter with suppressor]]
 ==Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver==
-[[Image:S&W Model M&P.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver - .38 Special]]
+A track employee removes a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10|Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver]] from a holster.
-[[Image:TheKilling 11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Track employee removing a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10|Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver]] from holster]]
+[[Image:S&W Model M&P.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver - .38 Special]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 11.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Track employee removing a S&W Model M&P from holster.]]
 ==Colt Commando Revolver==
-[[Image:ColtCommandoRev2In.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Commando Revolver - .38 Special]]
+Officer Randy Kennan ([[Ted de Corsia]]) carries a [[Colt Official Police#Colt Commando|Colt Commando]] holstered in a cross-draw holster.
-[[Image:TheKilling 13.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Policeman Randy Kennan ([[Ted de Corsia]]) carrying a [[Colt Official Police|Colt Commando Revolver]] ]]
+[[Image:ColtCommandoRev2In.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Commando Revolver - .38 Special]]
-[[Image:TheKilling 14.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Policeman Randy Kennan ([[Ted de Corsia]]) carrying a [[Colt Official Police|Colt Commando Revolver]] ]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Officer Randy Kennan ([[Ted de Corsia]]) carrying a [[Colt Official Police|Colt Commando Revolver]].]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 14.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Officer Randy Kennan with his holstered Colt Commando Revolver.]]
+==Colt Detective Special==
+Tiny ([[Joe Turkel]]) carries a [[Colt Detective Special]].
+[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special Revolver - .38 Special]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 16.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tiny ([[Joe Turkel]]) holding his Colt DS.]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 20.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tiny dead on floor with his Detective Special.]]
+=Shotguns=
+==Remington Model 11-48 Shotgun==
+Nikki Arcane ([[Timothy Carey]]) and Johnny Clay ([[Sterling Hayden]]) use a [[Remington Model 11-48]] modified with a custom vertical foregrip.
+[[Image:Remington 11-48.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Remington Model 11-48 Shotgun - 12 gauge]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Nikki Arcane ([[Timothy Carey]]) firing the modified [[Remington Model 11-48]].]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Johnny Clay ([[Sterling Hayden]]) carrying the [[Remington Model 11-48]].]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Johnny Clay holding a [[Remington Model 11-48]] Shotgun modified with vertical foregrip.]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Johnny Clay holding a [[Remington Model 11-48]] Shotgun modified with vertical foregrip]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Johnny Clay  holding a [[Remington Model 11-48]].]]
 ==Winchester Model 1897==
-[[Image:WinchesterM1897.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 1897 Riot Shotgun - 12 Gauge]]
+Val Cannon ([[Vince Edwards]]) uses a [[Winchester Model 1897]] Riot Shotgun.
-[[Image:TheKilling 15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Val Cannon ([[Vince Edwards]]) carrying a [[Winchester Model 1897]] Riot Shotgun with Tiny standing next to him  ]]
+[[Image:WinchesterM1897.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester Model 1897 Riot Shotgun - 12 Gauge]]
-[[Image:TheKilling 17.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Val Cannon ([[Vince Edwards]]) holding a [[Winchester Model 1897]] Riot Shotgun with Tiny standing next to him ]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 15.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Val Cannon ([[Vince Edwards]]) carrying a [[Winchester Model 1897]] Riot Shotgun with Tiny standing next to him.]]
-[[Image:TheKilling 18.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Val Cannon ([[Vince Edwards]]) holding a [[Winchester Model 1897]] Riot Shotgun ]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 17.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Val Cannon ([[Vince Edwards]]) holding a [[Winchester Model 1897]] Riot Shotgun with Tiny standing next to him]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 18.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Val Cannon ([[Vince Edwards]]) holding a [[Winchester Model 1897]] Riot Shotgun]]
-==Colt Detective Special==
+=Rifles=
-[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Detective Special Revolver - .38 Special]]
+==Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer==
-[[Image:TheKilling 16.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Tiny ([[Joe Turkel]]) holding a [[Colt Detective Special|Colt Detective Special Revolver]] ]]
+Nikki Arcane ([[Timothy Carey]]) uses a suppressed [[Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer]] Sporter.
-[[Image:TheKilling 20.jpg|thumb|none|400px| Tiny ([[Joe Turkel]]) dead on floor holding a [[Colt Detective Special|Colt Detective Special Revolver]] ]]
+[[Image:MSSporter2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer Sporter - 6.5 x 54mm]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Nikki Arcane ([[Timothy Carey]]) aiming a [[Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer]] Sporter with suppressor]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Nikki Arcane ([[Timothy Carey]]) firing a [[Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer]] Sporter with suppressor]]
+[[Image:TheKilling 9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Nikki Arcane ([[Timothy Carey]]) holding a [[Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer]] Sporter with suppressor]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Killing (1956), The}}
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Handguns

1914 Mauser Pocket Pistol

Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver

Colt Commando Revolver

Colt Detective Special

Shotguns

Remington Model 11-48 Shotgun

Winchester Model 1897

Rifles

Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer

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