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Kiss of Death

1947 · 99 min

A grim, shadowy noir that tightens around you as a decent man is squeezed between cops and killers.

Directed by: Henry Hathaway
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Starring: Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray

Tagline: From her lips there is no escape!
Overview: An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.

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Directed by: Henry Hathaway
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Starring: Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
betrayal
revenge
family
redemption
Places: big city
prison
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: crime, thriller
Directed by: Henry Hathaway
Written by: Charles Lederer, Ben Hecht
Starring: Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray, Richard Widmark, Taylor Holmes, Howard Smith, Karl Malden, Anthony Ross
Music: David Buttolph
Cinematography: Norbert Brodine
Runtime: 99 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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