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

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)

Trailer

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