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Killer's Kiss

  • 19551955
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 7m
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6.6/10
25K
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Killer's Kiss (1955)
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
Ready to catch a train to his hometown, a washed-up boxer tells us about the strange and twisty events that happened to him the past couple of days.Ready to catch a train to his hometown, a washed-up boxer tells us about the strange and twisty events that happened to him the past couple of days.Ready to catch a train to his hometown, a washed-up boxer tells us about the strange and twisty events that happened to him the past couple of days.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
25K
YOUR RATING
    • Stanley Kubrick
    • Stanley Kubrick(story)
    • Howard Sackler(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Frank Silvera
    • Irene Kane
    • Jamie Smith
    • Stanley Kubrick
    • Stanley Kubrick(story)
    • Howard Sackler(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Frank Silvera
    • Irene Kane
    • Jamie Smith
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 148User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
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    Skippy Adelman in Killer's Kiss (1955)
    Irene Kane in Killer's Kiss (1955)
    Jamie Smith in Killer's Kiss (1955)
    Jamie Smith in Killer's Kiss (1955)
    Jamie Smith in Killer's Kiss (1955)
    Frank Silvera in Killer's Kiss (1955)
    Jamie Smith in Killer's Kiss (1955)
    Jamie Smith in Killer's Kiss (1955)
    Jamie Smith in Killer's Kiss (1955)
    Irene Kane and Frank Silvera in Killer's Kiss (1955)
    Jamie Smith in Killer's Kiss (1955)

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    Frank Silvera
    Frank Silvera
    • Vinnie Rapallo
    Irene Kane
    Irene Kane
    • Gloria Price
    Jamie Smith
    Jamie Smith
    • Davey Gordon
    Jerry Jarrett
    Jerry Jarrett
    • Albert
    • (as Jerry Jarret)
    Mike Dana
    • Gangster
    Felice Orlandi
    Felice Orlandi
    • Main Gangster
    Shaun O'Brien
    • Landlord
    Barbara Brand
    • Taxi Dance Lady
    David Vaughan
    • Conventioneer #1
    Alec Rubin
    • Conventioneer #2
    Ralph Roberts
    Ralph Roberts
    • Bouncer #1
    Phil Stevenson
    • Bouncer #2
    Arthur Feldman
    • Policeman #1
    Bill Funaro
    • Taxi Driver
    Skippy Adelman
    • Mannequin Factory Owner
    Ruth Sobotka
    Ruth Sobotka
    • Iris
    Jack Curtis
    • TV announcer
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Peggy Lobbin
    • Gloria Price
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
      • Stanley Kubrick
      • Stanley Kubrick(story)
      • Howard Sackler(screenplay) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Working with practically no budget and largely without on-location filming permits, Stanley Kubrick had to remain unnoticed while shooting in the nation's busiest city, using hand-held cameras and sometimes secretly shooting from a nearby vehicle.
    • Goofs
      Pennsylvania Station was electrified, all trains entering and leaving would not be pulled by steam engines. The sounds of steam engines chugging about during the station sequence are a goof. Pennsylvania Railroad trains had GG1 electric locomotives.
    • Quotes

      Vincent Rapallo: Like the man said, "Can happiness buy money?"

      Gloria Price: Well, you're a comedian, too.

    • Connections
      Featured in Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)

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    A Kubrick film at only 67 minutes - can you believe it?
    It's just over an hour long and even so we have the trademark Kubrick opening, where he takes his own sweet time in letting us know what the film is about but somehow draws us in all the same. Look: it's an hour long, and it's a slight, hour-long kind of story. Don't expect anything more. I think there's also rather clearly a moment when Kubrick realised that he didn't know how he was going to end it all - to be honest, I have a sneaking suspicion that a similar thing happened on "2001", "Eyes Wide Shut" and even "Dr. Strangelove". In each of these cases it was the prompt for a daring and unconventional conclusion. I wish I could say that was the case here.

    This doesn't prevent it from being involving while it lasts. Kubrick once again demonstrates the he could point a camera at anything at all and make it interesting - the images are amazing, yet entirely functional. If you have ever loved any black-and-white camera work you'll love this. It's also a masterpiece of violence-without-violence, if you know what I mean. It deserves to be more well-known than it is.
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    • Release date
      • October 1, 1955 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 3156 Perry Avenue, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Minotaur Productions
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    • 1 hour 7 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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