Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Kiss Me Deadly is a 1955 film noir drama produced and directed by Robert Aldrich starring Ralph Meeker. The screenplay was written by A.I. Bezzerides, based on the Mickey Spillane Mike Hammer mystery novel Kiss Me, Deadly. Kiss Me Deadly is often considered a classic of the noir genre. The film grossed $726,000 in the United States and a total of $226,000 overseas. It also withstood scrutiny from the Kefauver Commission, which called it a film designed to ruin young viewers, leading director Aldrich to protest the Commission's conclusions.
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Cast:
- Wesley Addy
- Sam Balter
- Eddie Beal
- Marjorie Bennett
- Fortunio Bonanova
- Marian Carr
- Mady Comfort
- Maxine Cooper
- Albert Dekker
- Nick Dennis
- Jack Elam
- Percy Helton
- Juano Hernandez
- Jack Lambert
- Cloris Leachman
- Strother Martin
- Ralph Meeker
- Ben Morris
- Leonard Mudie
- Paul Richards
- Gaby Rodgers
- Bing Russell
- James Seay
- Leigh Snowden
- Paul Stewart
- Kitty White
- Jerry Zinneman