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Once You Kiss a Stranger...

  • 19691969
  • MM
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
433
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Carol Lynley in Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
Thriller
A woman seduces a professional golfer, then offers to kill his opponent if the golfer will kill her psychiatrist, who wants her committed.A woman seduces a professional golfer, then offers to kill his opponent if the golfer will kill her psychiatrist, who wants her committed.A woman seduces a professional golfer, then offers to kill his opponent if the golfer will kill her psychiatrist, who wants her committed.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
433
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Robert Sparr
  • Writers
    • Frank Tarloff(screenplay by)
    • Norman Katkov(screenplay by)
    • Patricia Highsmith(suggested by a novel by)
  • Stars
    • Paul Burke
    • Carol Lynley
    • Martha Hyer
  • Director
    • Robert Sparr
  • Writers
    • Frank Tarloff(screenplay by)
    • Norman Katkov(screenplay by)
    • Patricia Highsmith(suggested by a novel by)
  • Stars
    • Paul Burke
    • Carol Lynley
    • Martha Hyer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 14User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Paul Burke and Carol Lynley in Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
    Martha Hyer in Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
    Martha Hyer in Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
    Martha Hyer in Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
    Martha Hyer in Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
    Martha Hyer in Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
    Martha Hyer in Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
    Carol Lynley in Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
    Carol Lynley in Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
    Carol Lynley in Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
    Carol Lynley in Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
    Carol Lynley in Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)

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    Paul Burke
    Paul Burke
    • Jerry
    Carol Lynley
    Carol Lynley
    • Diana
    Martha Hyer
    Martha Hyer
    • Lee
    Peter Lind Hayes
    Peter Lind Hayes
    • Pete
    Philip Carey
    Philip Carey
    • Mike
    Stephen McNally
    Stephen McNally
    • Lt. Gavin
    Whit Bissell
    Whit Bissell
    • Dr. Haggis
    Elaine Devry
    Elaine Devry
    • Sharon
    Kathryn Givney
    Kathryn Givney
    • Aunt Margaret
    George Fenneman
    George Fenneman
    • Announcer
    Jim Raymond
    Jim Raymond
    • Johnny Parks
    Maura McGiveney
    Maura McGiveney
    • Harriet Parks
    Orville Sherman
    Orville Sherman
    • Raymond
    Ann Doran
    Ann Doran
    • Lee's Mother
    Martin Abrahams
    Martin Abrahams
    • Caddy
    • (uncredited)
    Don Anderson
    Don Anderson
    • Man at Ice Cream Parlor
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Charles Alvin Bell
    • Swanton
    • (uncredited)
    George Holmes
    George Holmes
    • Official
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Sparr
    • Writers
      • Frank Tarloff(screenplay by)
      • Norman Katkov(screenplay by)
      • Patricia Highsmith(suggested by a novel by)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This was the final directing project by Robert Sparr. His film was released posthumously. He died in a plane crash on 28 August 1969 while scouting locations for Barquero (1970).
    • Goofs
      The police note that the only person in the professional building that Jerry might have gone to is a psychiatrist, the only other choice being a finance company There are 2 Dentist and 5 other MDs listed on the Medical Arts Building Directory, however no finance company is listed.
    • Quotes

      Pete Delaney: [lifting a glass in drinking by himself at the bar] Cheers... and Roebuck.

    • Connections
      References Bullitt (1968)
    • Soundtracks
      Once You Kiss a Stranger
      Music by Jimmie Fagas

      Lyrics by Ken Darby

      Sung by Richard Addrisi (as Dick Addrisi)

      [Played over opening title card and credits; reprise played over end credits]

    User reviews14

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    1/10
    Strangers on the golf course
    A pointless ,useless "remake":although he modified Highsmith's novel,-he told it so in the foreword he wrote for the novel-Hitchcock kept the essential and produced a classic thriller you can watch again and again,with lots of memorable scenes (the murder seen on the glasses,the keys,the merry-go-round which goes crazy,and more).Plus a first-class performance by Robert Walker.

    "Once you kiss a stranger" keeps the last word,but there's no more train ,the action takes place in the world of golf;why not after all? But by doing so ,without any suspense ,with a dreadful cast (Carol Lynley as a woman-child is so weird we do not know if she seriously plays or she's having fun with a stupid part of a girl who wants to get rid of her shrink -if you kill my shrink,I will do away with the top golf champion,and you will be number one!-,the director produced one of the worst thrillers of all time.

    It's to state the obvious to write that you'd better choose "strangers on the train" (1951).As for Lynley ,take "Bunny Lake is missing" instead.
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    • dbdumonteil
    • Mar 26, 2012

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 27, 1969 (Colombia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sudden Death
    • Filming locations
      • Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros./Seven Arts
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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