Johnny Clay

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Johnny Clay is the meticulous criminal mastermind who orchestrates a complex racetrack heist in Stanley Kubrick’s film "The Killing."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf criminal mastermind
fictional character
film character
appearsIn The Killing NERFINISHED
appearsInMedium feature film
associatedWithTheme betrayal
fatalism
greed
basedOnAuthor Lionel White NERFINISHED
basedOnWork Clean Break NERFINISHED
characterTrait calculating
meticulous
strategic
createdBy Stanley Kubrick NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYear 1956
genreOfWork crime film
film noir
leads heist crew
narrativeFunction heist planner
nationalityInFiction American
notableFor orchestrating a racetrack heist
notableScene final airport luggage sequence
occupation career criminal
plans racetrack robbery
portrayedBy Sterling Hayden NERFINISHED
roleInWork protagonist of The Killing
settingOfCrime horse racetrack
storyOutcome heist ultimately fails
worksWith George Peatty NERFINISHED
Marvin Unger NERFINISHED
Maurice Oboukhoff NERFINISHED
Mike O’Reilly NERFINISHED
Nikki Arcane NERFINISHED

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The Killing mainCharacter Johnny Clay
The Killing (role as Johnny Clay) character Johnny Clay
subject surface form: The Killing (1956 film)
The Killing (role as Johnny Clay) mainCharacter Johnny Clay
subject surface form: The Killing (1956 film)