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The Killing

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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Killing is a 1956 Film Noir directed by Stanley Kubrick.It follows the last heist of career criminal Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden). With 2 million dollars at stake in the racetrack counting room, Clay sets up an elaborate plan to get the money and get everyone involved their share. At the time of the heist the film splits off to show the perspective of every character involved in the heist.The Killing has become a Cult Classic and is considered to be Kubrick's first masterpiece.The 1996 collaboration between musicians John Zorn and Eugene Chadbourne, "In Memory of Nikki Arane" (1996), is a reference to a character from The Killing and also featured on the cover.
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 Affably Evil: Leo, the loan shark to whom Kennan is in hock. He never actually says a threatening word, and readily agrees to extend another couple of weeks of credit, remaining mild while adding on hundreds of dollars in interest for the privilege and wishing Kennan well as he leaves.
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 Alas, Poor Villain: Johnny at the end, when his entire scheme is blown and he finds himself being confronted by two undercover policemen. His girlfriend urges him to run, but Johnny shamefacedly gives it up right there.
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 Anti-Hero: Johnny Clay. He's a thief, after all, but he isn't mean about it, and he comes off as sympathetic.
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 Ambiguously Gay: Marvin proposes to Johnny that they run off with the money together in a manner that has romantic undertones. Johnny's decline to the offer was followed by Marvin appearing at the horse track noticeably drunk and upset.
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