Killer's Kiss

1955 · 68 min · EN · 6.3 (624 votes)

Dir. Stanley Kubrick · Starring Frank Silvera, Jamie Smith, Irene Kane, Jerry Jarrett, Mike Dana, Felice Orlandi · Music Gerald Fried

“Her Soft Mouth Was The Road To Sin-Smeared Violence!”

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Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.

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A raw, black-and-white descent into the grimy underbelly of New York. It's a tense, melancholic mood piece about desperate men caught in a dangerous love triangle, feeling like a forgotten slice of classic noir.

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