Kiss me deadly
(DVD Video)
Contributors
Aldrich, Robert, 1918-1983, producer,
Saville, Victor, 1895-1979, producer.
Bezzerides, A. I. 1908-2007, screenwriter.
Laszlo, Ernest, cinematographer.
Luciano, Michael, film editor.
Saville, Victor, 1895-1979, producer.
Bezzerides, A. I. 1908-2007, screenwriter.
Laszlo, Ernest, cinematographer.
Luciano, Michael, film editor.
Published
[Irvington, NY?] : Criterion Collection, [2011].
Edition
Special edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Status
More Details
Published
[Irvington, NY?] : Criterion Collection, [2011].
Format
DVD Video
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
UPC
715515082815
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel by Mickey Spillane.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1955.
General Note
Supplements: Audio commentary by film noir specialists Alain Silver and James Ursini; Director Alex Cox on Kiss me deadly; "Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane" documentary directed by Max Allan Collins; excerpts from The long haul of A.I. Bezzerides; "Bunker Hill, Los Angeles" video piece on film's locations by Jim Dawson; "Ending altered" truncated ending which was presented as the film's ending for three decades; Theatrical trailer. Booklet: "The thriller of tomorrow" by J. Hoberman; "You can't hang up the meat hook" by Robert Aldrich.
Creation/Production Credits
Photographed by Ernest Laszlo ; film editor, Michael Luciano ; music composed and conducted by Frank DeVol ; "Rather have the blues" sung by Nat "King" Cole, Kitty White ; orchestrations by Albert Harris ; art director, William Glasgow ; set decorator, Howard Bristol ; sound, Jack Solomon.
Participants/Performers
Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Juano Hernandez, Wesley Addy, Marion Carr, Marjorie Bennett, Fortunio Bonanova, Madi Comfort, Robert Cornthwaite, Nick Dennis, Jack Elam, Jesslyn Fax, Percy Helton, Jack Lambert, Mort Marshall, Strother Martin, James McCallion, Silvio Minciotti, Ben Morris, Paul Richards, James Seay, Leigh Snowden, Maxine Cooper, Cloris Leachman, Gaby Rodgers.
Description
While driving down a lonely road late one evening, Hammer picks up a beautiful blonde hitchhiker, dressed in nothing but a raincoat. At first, Hammer assumes that the incoherent girl is an escaped lunatic; his mind is changed for him when he and the girl are abducted by two thugs. The men torture the girl to death as the semiconscious Hammer watches helplessly. He himself escapes extermination when the murderers' car topples off a cliff and he is thrown clear. Seeking vengeance, Hammer tries to discover the secret behind the girl's murder.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital, monaural.
Language
In English with optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sedona Public Library - DVD Collection | KISS | Find It Now |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Detective and mystery films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Film noir.
Hammer, Mike -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Murder -- Investigation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Private investigators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Radioactive substances -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women -- Crimes against -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Film noir.
Hammer, Mike -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Murder -- Investigation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Private investigators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
Radioactive substances -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women -- Crimes against -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Aldrich, R., Saville, V., Bezzerides, A. I. 1., Laszlo, E., Luciano, M., DeVol, F., Cole, N. K., White, K., Harris, A., Glasgow, W., Bristol, H., Solomon, J., Meeker, R., Dekker, A., Stewart, P., Hernandez, J., Addy, W., Carr, M., Bennett, M., Bonanova, F., Comfort, M., Cornthwaite, R., Dennis, N., Elam, J., Fax, J., Helton, P., Lambert, J., Marshall, M., Martin, S., McCallion, J., Minciotti, S., Morris, B., Richards, P., Seay, J., Snowden, L., Cooper, M., Leachman, C., Rodgers, G., & Spillane, M. (2011). Kiss me deadly (Special edition.). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Robert Aldrich et al.. 2011. Kiss Me Deadly. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Robert Aldrich et al.. Kiss Me Deadly Criterion Collection, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Aldrich, Robert, et al. Kiss Me Deadly Special edition., Criterion Collection, 2011.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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