Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

Regista:

Robert Aldrich

Writers:

Mickey Spillane (novel)
A.I. Bezzerides (writer)

Data di uscita:

18 maggio 1955 (USA)

Genere:

Thriller | Film-Noir | Crime

Slogan:

"I don't care what you do to me, Mike - just do it fast!"

Plot:

A doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around a mysterious "great whatsit."

Plot Keywords:

Double Cross | Crime Commission | Mustache | Pacific Coast Highway | Kiss

Premi:

1 win

Recensioni degli utenti:

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Cast

Ralph Meeker	...	Mike Hammer
Albert Dekker	...	Dr. G.E. Soberin
Paul Stewart	...	Carl Evello
Juano Hernandez	...	Eddie Yeager
Wesley Addy	...	Lt. Pat Murphy
Marian Carr	...	Friday
Maxine Cooper	...	Velda
Cloris Leachman	...	Christina Bailey
Gaby Rodgers	...	Gabrielle
Nick Dennis	...	Nick
Jack Lambert	...	Sugar Smallhouse
Jack Elam	...	Charlie Max
Jerry Zinneman	...	Sammy
Leigh Snowden	...	Cheesecake
Percy Helton	...	Doc Kennedy
Mady Comfort	...	Nightclub Singer
resto del cast in ordine alfabetico:
Mort Marshall	...	Ray Diker
Strother Martin	...	Harvey Wallace
Sam Balter	...	Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Eddie Beal	...	Sideman (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett	...	Manager (uncredited)
Fortunio Bonanova	...	Carmen Trivago (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen	...	Man in Parked Car (uncredited)
Robert Cornthwaite	...	FBI agent (uncredited)
Yvonne Doughty	...	Receptionist (uncredited)
Jesslyn Fax	...	Horace's Wife (uncredited)
John George	...	Popcorn Vendor (uncredited)
Joe Hernandez	...	Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Art Loggins	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Mara McAfee	...	Nurse (uncredited)
James McCallion	...	Horace (uncredited)
Silvio Minciotti	...	Mover (uncredited)
Ben Morris	...	Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie	...	Athletic Club Clerk (uncredited)
Paul Richards	...	Attacker (uncredited)
Bing Russell	...	Police Detective (uncredited)
James Seay	...	FBI agent (uncredited)
Robert Sherman	...	Gas Station Man (uncredited)
Kitty White	...	Vocalist in club (opening credits) (uncredited)

Regia di
Robert Aldrich

Scritto da
Mickey Spillane		(novel "Kiss Me Deadly")
A.I. Bezzerides		(writer)

Prodotto da
Robert Aldrich	....	producer
Victor Saville	....	executive producer

Musiche originali di
Frank De Vol		(as Frank Devol)

Fotografia di
Ernest Laszlo

Montaggio di
Michael Luciano

Responsabile casting
Jack Murton

Architetto-scenografo
William Glasgow

Arredatore
Howard Bristol

Trucco
Robert J. Schiffer	....	makeup artist (as Bob Schiffer)

Direttore di produzione
Jack R. Berne	....	production supervisor

Aiuto regista
Robert H. Justman	....	assistant director (as Robert Justman)
Mark Sandrich Jr.	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sonoro
Jack Solomon	....	sound

Music Department
Frank De Vol	....	conductor
Albert Harris	....	orchestrator

Altro personale
Robert Sherman	....	assistant to producer

Production Companies

• Parklane Pictures Inc.

Distributors

• United Artists (1955) (USA) (theatrical)
• Shochiku Company (1955) (Japan) (theatrical)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1997) (USA) (VHS) (laserdisc)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (VHS) (widescreen)
• Continental Home Vídeo (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Kinokuniya (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
• Park Circus (2006) (UK) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Barcino Barcino Films S.A. (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Cinema Classics (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Continental Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (VHS)
• United Artists (1956) (West Germany) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Complete Film Service  photographic effects
• Complete Film Service  titles

Alias:

Mickey Spillane's Kiss Me Deadly (USA)
Bacio e una pistola, Un (Italy) [it]

Durata:

106 min | USA:104 min (original version)

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Bianco e nero

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sonoro:

Mono (Glen Glenn Sound)

Divieti:

West Germany:18 (nf) | Australia:M | Canada:PG (video rating) | Finland:(Banned) | Finland:K-16 (re-rating) | Germany:18 (DVD rating) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated | UK:A (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating)

Luoghi delle riprese:

Angel's Flight Railway, Bunker Hill, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Parklane Pictures Inc.

Curiosità:

Although Victor Saville is credited as Executive Producer and director Robert Aldrich is credited only as producer, in reality Aldrich had it written into his contract that he had complete control over the picture and it would be made the way he wanted it, specifically stipulating that his decisions could not be overruled by any studio representative.

Errori:

Audio/video fuori sincrono: The black 1954 Corvette that Hammer drives was available only as a 6 cylinder with automatic transmission; the sound that is dubbed is of a 4 cylinder with manual transmission.

Citazioni:

[first lines]
Mike Hammer: You almost wrecked my car! Well? Get in!

Movie Connections:

Citato in Nuit des traquées, La (1980)

Colonna sonora:

RATHER HAVE THE BLUES

Want to see a modern-day thriller made 43 years ago?

Kiss Me Deadly is an absolute joy to watch. There are no big-name stars, the director has never been mentioned in the same breath as a Hitchcock or Huston, and it's basically a simple Mickey Spillane story. How its presented on the screen is the genius of the picture. Right from the opening credit sequence, you know you're in for something fresh and innovative. This is a must see for fans of Quentin Tarantino, and there is a curious box containing a certain substance that glows when opened (Pulp Fiction, anyone?). It is one of the finest of the "film noir" genre, predominantly because of the moody black and white photography and its amazing 'timeless' appeal (I would rank it alongside Touch of Evil). It's great to know the film has been "rediscovered", and be sure to see a copy of the film containing 2 different versions of the mind-boggling final sequence shot at the time.