Review of The Killing (1956) by Philip French for The Guardian — 30 Jun 1987
Thematically, The Killing anticipates themes, motifs and incidents to come in Kubrick’s oeuvre, most famously the notion of master plans undone by human fallibility, that are also to be found in the tales of fate and life’s absurdity of by his mentors Lang and Huston.
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This review of The Killing (1956) was written by Philip French and published by The Guardian on 30 Jun 1987.
The Killing has generally received very positive reviews.
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