Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
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Cast & Crew.
Ralph Meeker
Mike Hammer
Albert Dekker
Dr. G.E. Soberin
Paul Stewart
Carl Evello
Juano Hernández
Eddie Yeager
Wesley Addy
Lt. Pat Murphy
Marian Carr
Friday
Maxine Cooper
Velda
Cloris Leachman
Christina Bailey
Marjorie Bennett
Manager
Gaby Rodgers
Lily Carver
Mort Marshall
Ray Diker
Fortunio Bonanova
Carmen Trivago
Nick Dennis
Nick
Jack Lambert
Sugar Smallhouse
Strother Martin
Harvey Wallace
Robert Aldrich
Director
Jack Elam
Charlie Max
Jerry Zinneman
Sammy
Mickey Spillane
Writer
Leigh Snowden
Cheesecake
A.I. Bezzerides
Writer
Percy Helton
Doc Kennedy
Frank De Vol
Composer
Ernest Laszlo
Cinematographer
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 28, 1955
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 46m
Budget$410,000
Box Office$726,000
Filming LocationsMalibu, United States
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Kiss Me Deadly is a 1955 American film noir produced and directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Juano Hernandez, and Wesley Addy. It also features Maxine Cooper and Cloris Leachman appearing in their feature film debuts. The film follows a private investigator in Los Angeles who becomes embroiled in a complex mystery after picking up a female hitchhiker. The screenplay was written by Aldrich and A.I. Bezzerides, based on the 1952 crime novel Kiss Me, Deadly by Mickey Spillane.
Kiss Me Deadly grossed $726,000 in the United States and $226,000 overseas. The film received the condemnation of the Kefauver Commission, which accused it of being "designed to ruin young viewers", a verdict that director Aldrich protested. Despite initial critical disapproval, it is considered one of the most important and influential film noirs of all time.
The film has been noted as a stylistic precursor to the French New Wave, and has been cited as a major influence on a number of filmmakers, including François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Alex Cox, and Quentin Tarantino. In 1999, Kiss Me Deadly was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".