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Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

Directed by Robert Aldrich

Crime | Film Noir

Most recently watched by lordofthemovies, sleestakk

Overview

One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that “something big” is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.

Rated NR | Length 106 minutes

Actors

Ralph Meeker | Albert Dekker | Paul Stewart | Juano Hernández | Wesley Addy | Marian Carr | Maxine Cooper | Cloris Leachman | Gaby Rodgers | Nick Dennis | Jack Lambert | Jack Elam | Jerry Zinneman | Leigh Snowden | Percy Helton | Marjorie Bennett | Strother Martin | John George | Fortunio Bonanova | Nat 'King' Cole | Kitty White | Mady Comfort | Art Loggins | Robert Sherman | Eddie Beal | Leonard Mudie | Mort Marshall

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

This movie makes a lot of “must watch” noir lists, so I finally got it from Netflix and gave it a watch.

It’s so weird to see a young Cloris Leachman in this, but she’s great.

Based on a Mickey Spillane novel, it’s a good noir with some unexpected twists to it. Mike Hammer, the detective, isn’t very likable, but that’s the point. I enjoyed it.

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