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Killer's Kiss
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Killer's Kiss is a 1955 American film noir drama directed, produced, edited and shot by Stanley Kubrick, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Howard Sackler. Its cast includes Frank Silvera, Chris Chase, Felice Orlandi and Ruth Sobotka, and it addresses boxing, set in New York City. It was shot in black-and-white on 35 mm film, with music by Gerald Fried and production design by David Vaughan.
The film received the Golden Leopard, had a budget of $75,000, ran 68 minutes, received 1 win in total, and was distributed by United Artists and Netflix.
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6.4Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.
Cast
- Frank Silvera as Vincent Rapallo
- Jamie Smith as Davy Gordon
- Irene Kane as Gloria Price
- Jerry Jarrett as Albert
- Mike Dana as Gangster
- Felice Orlandi as Gangster
Themes
- new york city
- woman between two men
- film noir
- hoodlum
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
27,240 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
- Year
- 1955
- Runtime
- 67 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- 1 win total
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
- Directed by
- Stanley Kubrick
- Screenplay by
- Howard Sackler (uncredited)
- Story by
- Stanley Kubrick
- Produced by
- Stanley Kubrick Morris Bousel
- Starring
- Frank Silvera Jamie Smith Irene Kane Ruth Sobotka
- Cinematography
- Stanley Kubrick
- Edited by
- Stanley Kubrick
- Music by
- Gerald Fried
- Production company
- Minotaur Productions
- Distributed by
- United Artists
- Release dates
- September 21, 1955 ( 1955-09-21 ) (New York City) October 1, 1955 ( 1955-10-01 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 67 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $75,000
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Award
- Golden Leopard
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- boxing
- Director
- Stanley Kubrick
- Screenwriter
- Howard Sackler
- Cast member
- Shaun O'Brien
- Composer
- Gerald Fried
- Producer
- Stanley Kubrick
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Stanley Kubrick
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 67
- FilmAffinity ID
- 202990
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Silvera Smith Killer's Kiss.png
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- publication date
- 1955-01-01
- film editor
- Stanley Kubrick
- title
- Killer's Kiss
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- David Vaughan
- film format
- 35 mm film
- Commons category
- Killer's Kiss
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 82%
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Encyclopedic overview
Killer's Kiss is a 1955 American independent film noir directed by Stanley Kubrick and written by Kubrick and Howard Sackler. It is the second feature film directed by Kubrick, following his 1953 debut feature, Fear and Desire. The film stars Jamie Smith, Irene Kane, and Frank Silvera.
The film is about Davey Gordon (Jamie Smith), a 29-year-old middleweight New York boxer at the end of his career, and his relationship with his neighbor, taxi dancer Gloria Price (Irene Kane), and her violent employer Vincent Rapallo (Frank Silvera).
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