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A Kiss for a Killer (1957)

A Kiss for a Killer poster
Original title
Une manche et la belle
Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Genre
crime film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in a dangerous scheme involving a seductive woman and a hidden fortune. The story follows his attempts to navigate betrayal and murder.

mysterioussuspensefuldarknoir-ishtenseclassicplot-driven

What happens

A Kiss for a Killer (French: Une manche et la belle) is a 1957 French drama mystery film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Henri Vidal, Mylène Demongeot and Isa Miranda. It is based on the 1954 novel The Sucker Punch by James Hadley Chase. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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