--- product_id: 168536075 title: "Criterion Collection: The Killing [Blu-ray] [1956] [US Import]" price: "272.51 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/168536075-criterion-collection-the-killing-blu-ray-1956-us-import store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Criterion Collection: The Killing [Blu-ray] [1956] [US Import] **Price:** 272.51 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Criterion Collection: The Killing [Blu-ray] [1956] [US Import] - **How much does it cost?** 272.51 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/168536075-criterion-collection-the-killing-blu-ray-1956-us-import) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Brand new. Factory sealed. Mint condition. Review: IMPRESSIVE! A great "film noir" about a daring robbery - and everything that followed it... - I was very impressed with this 1956 "film noir". Adapted from the novel "Clean Break" by renowned crime writer Lionel White, this nowadays little known film was the real debut of then 28-years old director Stanley Kubrick. Below, more of my impressions, with some limited SPOILERS. Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) is a veteran criminal planning, as usual in "film noir", one absolutely last heist before settling down and marrying Fay (Coleen Gray). He plans to rob two million dollars from the money-counting room of a racetrack during a very anticipated race. He plans very meticulously the whole thing and very carefully selects the six members of his team - but, as we all know, no battle plan ever survives intact the first minutes of the real fight and the whole chain is only as strong as its weakest link... The preparation of the whole thing and the actual robbery are described with great detail and the tension builds up from the very first moments. We come to know quite well all the six team members, who are by no means all hardened criminals and who all have a story to tell. One of them is in fact quite despicably pathetic - for another one actually I felt some pity... My favourite character amongst the team members was an aging Russian wrestler AND also an accomplished chess champion Maurice Obukhoff, played by a real life Georgian wrestler AND also an accomplished chess champion Kola Kwariani...))) There is of course also a "femme fatale" in this film, but, unlike in most other movies of this kind, she is ultimately also a rather pitiful person - but just to be clear, actress Marie Windsor played her perfectly and this character is quite fascinating to watch and also extremely important to the whole plot. The ending is absolutely impossible to anticipate during most of the film - the final solution of the whole story can be guessed only like two minutes before the final credits. There are surprises and twists here and there and there is tension. LOTS OF IT! Even more than other "films noir", this one is particularly sad, tragic and heartbreaking. This is probably what Quentin Tarantino liked so much in it - he publicly admitted that "The killing" was amongst most important inspirations for his already legendary "Reservoir dogs" (even if the story in "The killing" is very, VERY different). Bottom line this is an EXCELLENT film, which impressed me greatly. I will absolutely keep this film for another viewing in the future. Enjoy! Review: The Killing Blu-ray Criterion Collection - This disc came via desertcart u.s. and I can confirm for other film fans that it is region 'A'. I'm a big fan of Kubrick and Sterling Hayden so I'm very pleased with this disc, picture quality is great and there are some very good extra features including another restored Kubrick film 'Killers Kiss'. I especially like the interviews with Sterling Hayden, I've read his autobiography 'Wanderer' he was a very interesting and brave chap. This Criterion blu- ray I have is also described as 'Special Edition' and comes with a booklet. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B005152C78 | | Aspect Ratio | 16:9 - 1.77:1 | | Best Sellers Rank | 85,145 in DVD & Blu-ray ( See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray ) 14,597 in Action & Adventure (DVD & Blu-ray) 27,331 in Blu-ray | | Customer reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (620) | | Is discontinued by manufacturer | No | | Item model number | CRRN2047BR | | Language | English | | Media Format | Blu-ray | | Number of discs | 1 | | Product Dimensions | 1.78 x 19.05 x 13.72 cm; 110 g | | Release date | 16 Aug. 2011 | | Run time | 1 hour and 25 minutes | | Studio | CRITERION COLLECTION: THE KILLING | | Subtitles: | English | ## Product Details - **Colour:** Colour - **Format:** Blu-ray - **Genre:** action_&_adventure - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 1 hour and 25 minutes ## Images ![Criterion Collection: The Killing [Blu-ray] [1956] [US Import] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/814V7R+tIPL.jpg) ![Criterion Collection: The Killing [Blu-ray] [1956] [US Import] - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/811OI2imrVL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ IMPRESSIVE! A great "film noir" about a daring robbery - and everything that followed it... *by D***K on 6 March 2014* I was very impressed with this 1956 "film noir". Adapted from the novel "Clean Break" by renowned crime writer Lionel White, this nowadays little known film was the real debut of then 28-years old director Stanley Kubrick. Below, more of my impressions, with some limited SPOILERS. Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) is a veteran criminal planning, as usual in "film noir", one absolutely last heist before settling down and marrying Fay (Coleen Gray). He plans to rob two million dollars from the money-counting room of a racetrack during a very anticipated race. He plans very meticulously the whole thing and very carefully selects the six members of his team - but, as we all know, no battle plan ever survives intact the first minutes of the real fight and the whole chain is only as strong as its weakest link... The preparation of the whole thing and the actual robbery are described with great detail and the tension builds up from the very first moments. We come to know quite well all the six team members, who are by no means all hardened criminals and who all have a story to tell. One of them is in fact quite despicably pathetic - for another one actually I felt some pity... My favourite character amongst the team members was an aging Russian wrestler AND also an accomplished chess champion Maurice Obukhoff, played by a real life Georgian wrestler AND also an accomplished chess champion Kola Kwariani...))) There is of course also a "femme fatale" in this film, but, unlike in most other movies of this kind, she is ultimately also a rather pitiful person - but just to be clear, actress Marie Windsor played her perfectly and this character is quite fascinating to watch and also extremely important to the whole plot. The ending is absolutely impossible to anticipate during most of the film - the final solution of the whole story can be guessed only like two minutes before the final credits. There are surprises and twists here and there and there is tension. LOTS OF IT! Even more than other "films noir", this one is particularly sad, tragic and heartbreaking. This is probably what Quentin Tarantino liked so much in it - he publicly admitted that "The killing" was amongst most important inspirations for his already legendary "Reservoir dogs" (even if the story in "The killing" is very, VERY different). Bottom line this is an EXCELLENT film, which impressed me greatly. I will absolutely keep this film for another viewing in the future. Enjoy! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Killing Blu-ray Criterion Collection *by T***H on 5 April 2026* This disc came via amazon u.s. and I can confirm for other film fans that it is region 'A'. I'm a big fan of Kubrick and Sterling Hayden so I'm very pleased with this disc, picture quality is great and there are some very good extra features including another restored Kubrick film 'Killers Kiss'. I especially like the interviews with Sterling Hayden, I've read his autobiography 'Wanderer' he was a very interesting and brave chap. This Criterion blu- ray I have is also described as 'Special Edition' and comes with a booklet. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a bad joke without a punch line. *by S***N on 16 June 2011* The Killing is directed by Stanley Kubrick who co-adapts to screenplay with Jim Thompson from the novel Clean Break written by Lionel White. It stars Sterling Hayden, Marie Windsor, Elisha Cook Jr, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen and Coleen Gray. Music is by Gerald Fried and cinematography by Lucien Ballard. Ex-con Johnny Clay (Hayden) has a plan to make a killing at the racetrack, with some special inside help he plots to nab $2 million in an intricate robbery. It looks a good thing, the right people are in place, but there's a potential spanner in the works in the shapely form of Sherry Peatty (Windsor), the unfaithful and devious wife of one of the robbers. Cheaply made by Kubrick and his producer partner James B. Harris, The Killing is a lean and mean mid 50's film noir. Poorly received at the box office and met with indifference by critics on its release, it's a film that has come to be noted as hugely influential; more so as Kubrick's reputation grew over the passing years. Clocking in at under 85 minutes, film is told in a fractured narrative structure that at the time was viewed as an oddity. Story is constructed around crosscut flashbacks as the robbery is planned and then executed, Kubrick's direction as meticulous as the actual robbery itself. It's not hard to understand why confusion was an issue back on its release, but now it comes off as something of a masterstroke. Even if Kubrick was forced to tinker with the final product, adding in a voice-over to aid those troubled by the nonlinear narrative (which the director despised). In spite of some problems, such as the cheapo sets and some stiff performances from secondary characters, The Killing is quintessential film noir. With Kubrick thriving on shooting his characters in cramped surroundings, the use of angles very effective, and Ballard photographing superbly for the low-key interiors, mood is perfectly set. Story is filled out with hapless characters, where destinies are defined by greed, betrayal and the devils trump card, that of bad luck. As is normally the case with the best film noir, it's a dame who holds the key to misery here. Sherry Peatty (Windsor excellent) is cold and utterly bitch like, and having a hold over her cuckolded husband George (Cook Junior never better) that would be easy to detest were it not for the fact George is so pitifully weak. From that coupling bursts a doom and bleakness that underpins the story, rendering the film with a fatalistic sheen. The Killing does have a dated feel to it, but only slightly so. While there's no denying that the budgetary restrictions, the voice-over and some less than good performances, stop this being the masterpiece of the crime genre some want us to believe it is. It is however a damn fine film, tense, exciting and very compelling, it does warrant a place on a favourite list of any self respecting film noir fan. 8/10 --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/168536075-criterion-collection-the-killing-blu-ray-1956-us-import](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/168536075-criterion-collection-the-killing-blu-ray-1956-us-import) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-07-22*