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Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

1948 · 79 min

A brooding, shadowy noir that wraps its wounded characters in tension and fragile romance, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

Directed by
Norman Foster
Genres
Romance, Drama, Crime
Tagline
Only Her Arms Could Tame the Fury of His Fists!
Overview
Bill Saunders, a former prisoner of war living in England, whose experiences have left him unstable and violent, gets into a bar fight in which he kills a man and then flees. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, Jane Wharton, who believes his story that the killing was an accident.

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Directed by
Norman Foster
Genres
Romance, Drama, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • trauma
  • love
  • crime
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
romance, drama, crime, thriller
Directed by
Norman Foster
Written by
Leonardo Bercovici
Starring
Joan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster, Robert Newton, Lewis L. Russell, Aminta Dyne, Grizelda Harvey, Jay Novello, Colin Keith-Johnston
Music
Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography
Russell Metty
Runtime
79 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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