Killer's Kiss

Killer's Kiss
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStanley Kubrick
Screenplay byHoward Sackler (uncredited)
Story byStanley Kubrick
Produced by
  • Stanley Kubrick
  • Morris Bousel
Starring
CinematographyStanley Kubrick
Edited byStanley Kubrick
Music byGerald Fried
Production
company
Minotaur Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release dates
  • September 21, 1955 (1955-09-21) (New York City)
  • October 1, 1955 (1955-10-01) (United States)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$75,000[1]

Killer's Kiss is a 1955 American independently-produced[2] crime film noir directed by Stanley Kubrick and written by Kubrick and Howard Sackler. It is the second feature film directed by Kubrick, following his 1953 debut feature Fear and Desire. The film stars Jamie Smith, Irene Kane, and Frank Silvera.

The film is about Davey Gordon (Jamie Smith), a 29-year-old middleweight New York boxer at the end of his career, and his relationship with his neighbor, taxi dancer Gloria Price (Irene Kane), and her violent employer Vincent Rapallo (Frank Silvera).

  1. ^ Stafford, Jeff. "Killer's Kiss (1955) - Articles". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  2. ^ The Criterion Channel's July 2023 Lineup|Current|The Criterion Collection