The first trailer for Killing Them Softly has been released.? Directed by Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James), the film stars Brad Pitt as a mob enforcer hired to restore order following the robbery of a mob-protected card game. ?We knew going in that Dominik was unlikely to make a straightforward crime pic, and this trailer promises something special. ?There's some great humor, strange characters, and a wonderful backing track provided by the one and only?Johnny Cash. ?We even get a shade of those political undertones that were singled out when the film premiered to a wildly positive response at the Cannes Film Festival. ?As a big fan of?Jesse James this one was already high on my list of anticipated films, but seeing Pitt,?Richard Jenkins,?Ray Liotta and co. in action I can already tell it's gonna be an excruciating next few months waiting for this to hit theaters.

Hit the jump to watch the trailer.? The film also stars?James Gandolfini, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, and Vincent Curatola.? Killing Them Softly opens on October 19th.

Trailer via Huffington Post.

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Here’s the official synopsis for?Killing Them Softly:

Three dumb guys who think they’re smart rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse. Brad Pitt plays the enforcer hired to track them down and restore order. KILLING THEM SOFTLY also features Richard Jenkins (THE VISITOR), James Gandolfini (“The Sopranos”), Ray Liotta (NARC), Scoot McNairy (MONSTERS), Ben Mendelsohn (ANIMAL KINGDOM), and Vincent Curatola (“The Sopranos”). Max Casella, Trevor Long, Slaine and Sam Shepard also make appearances. KILLING THEM SOFTLY is written for the screen and directed by Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford), and is based on the George V. Higgins novel, “Cogan’s Trade.” Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Steve Schwartz, Paula Mae Schwartz, and Anthony Katagas produced the film, with Roger Schwartz, Matthew Budman, Will French, and Douglas Saylor Jr. serving as co-producers. Director of photography Greig Fraser, and production and costume designer Patricia Norris led the creative behind-the-camera team. Casting for KILLING THEM SOFTLY was handled by Francine Maisler, and Brian A. Kates, A.C.E., served as editor. Executive producers are Megan Ellison, Marc Butan, Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Adi Shankar and Spencer Silna.