Killer's Kiss (1955)
- Directed by
- Stanley Kubrick
- Genre
- drama film, boxing film, film noir
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 07m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 609 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A washed-up boxer in New York gets involved with a dance hall woman and her dangerous boss. The story follows their troubled relationship and the violent conflict that arises.
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What happens
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). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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