Colleen Gray, Elisha Cook Jr., Jay C. Flippen
Crooks plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.
DVD Release Date: August 15, 2001
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September 11, 2009Fresh out of prison, a career criminal cooks up an ingenious scheme to rob a racetrack. An early film from Stanley Kubrick, and yet another masterclass. He takes to the visual trappings of Film Noir and creates one of the most efficiently told and tautly directed heist films ever...( read more)
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September 4, 2009A fantastic Heist film noir by the late great Kubrick. The dialogue is brilliant and the characters and acting superb. As always, Kubrick's direction is perfect. It's been a huge influence since its realise and has often been ripped off but never bettered. Brilliant.
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May 31, 2009A well planned Robbery that is timed accurately and precise, with many characters involved.
Enjoyable watch, worthy if you catch it on TV, not quite as impressive as I thought it would be, but an ok film. -
March 11, 2009Kubrick just getting started - fun to compare this to his later work.
A solid heist movie baby babay. -
March 1, 2009Good early Kubrick. Nice touchs throughout with a satisfying ending. Recommended.
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November 16, 2009I love Kubrick. I should put this near the top of the list but it seems to be a bit of a bore
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November 16, 2009Excellent Classical Noir from the young kubrick, i believe this is the kind of film that gets better every time you watch it, what a nice little masterpiece to start a career..
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November 15, 2009It takes a few scenes to get used to the voice over, but once used to it, an intruiging heist-gone-wrong plot unfolds, with so many flashes back and forward to make your head spin - which is exactly Kubrick's intention.
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November 1, 2009Film noir at its best. Stanley Kubrick in one of his earliest works, that is evidence of his genius. Haunting images fill the screen. A clown robber. An old Russian chess-loving wrestler. A parrot squaking next to his master's dead body. And once you've seen those bloody scars, r...( read more)
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November 1, 2009This fantastic film noir masterpiece shows that even as early as the 1950's Stanley Kubrick was showing his excellence as a legendary film maker in this compelling heist thriller
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May 1, 2006
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
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