A Kiss Before Dying (1956)

Directed by

Gerd Oswald

Genre

drama film, crime film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 72 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man with a wealthy girlfriend plots to marry her for her money. When her pregnancy threatens his plan, he resorts to murder to keep his secret.

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What happens

A Kiss Before Dying is a 1956 American color film noir directed by Gerd Oswald in his directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Lawrence Roman based on Ira Levin's 1953 novel of the same name, which won the 1954 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. The film stars Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Virginia Leith, Mary Astor and Joanne Woodward in one of her first film roles. It was remade in 1991 under the same title. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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