15 Most Dehumanizing Moments In Stanley Kubrick's Films

13. Money Flies €“ The Killing (1956)

One of Kubrick's earliest entries has grown quite a cult following throughout the years, even though it wasn't much of a box office success when it premiered in 1956. The Killing tells the story of Johnny Clay, a criminal who is one big heist away from retirement. Underneath this surface is a story of a man trapped by his corrupt surroundings and his criminal nature, with money as his only salvation. The moment when it all blows away now hangs in the hall of fame of Kubrick's classic scenes. After stuffing his money in an over-sized suitcase that he can't lock properly, Clay grabs his lady and rushes off to the airport. Minutes away from getting away with it all, he is waiting to board the plane, and watches as his suitcase falls from the luggage pile and bursts open. Sterling Hayden's expression, as he stares at his life getting blown away by misfortune, is that of a man crushed by his surroundings and ready to accept the death sentence.