A 1956 heist film by Stanley Kubrick depicting a racetrack robbery through multiple fractured timeframes, featuring criminals in clown masks.
Provided the direct visual and structural template for the opening bank robbery of 'The Dark Knight' — the clown masks, the heist-movie prologue structure, and the non-linear presentation of the same events from multiple perspectives.
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