A Lovely Way to Die

A Lovely Way to Die
Theatrical poster
Directed byDavid Lowell Rich
Written byA.J. Russell
Produced byRichard Lewis
StarringKirk Douglas
Sylva Koscina
Eli Wallach
CinematographyMorris Hantzband
Edited bySidney Katz
Gene Palmer
Music byKenyon Hopkins
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • July 12, 1968 (1968-07-12) (New York City)
  • August 25, 1956 (1956-08-25) (Los Angeles)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Lovely Way to Die is a 1968 American crime neo noir directed by David Lowell Rich and starring Kirk Douglas, Sylva Koscina, Eli Wallach and Kenneth Haigh.[1][2]

A police officer resigns from the force and becomes a bodyguard to the wife of a wealthy man. When her husband is found dead, he tries to clear her of murder.

The film marks the film debut of Ali MacGraw in a walk-on role.

  1. ^ "A Lovely Way to Die (1968)". BFI. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. ^ "A Lovely Way to Die". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 19, 2016.