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Kiss Them for Me

1957 · 105 min

A breezy, brightly coloured romantic comedy whose champagne charm is shadowed by quiet postwar weariness beneath the banter.

Directed by
Stanley Donen
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
They tried so hard ... so very hard ... not to fall in love !
Overview
Three navy war heroes are booked on a morale-building "vacation" in San Francisco. Once they manage to elude their ulcerated public relations officer, the trio throw a wild party with plenty of pretty girls.

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Directed by
Stanley Donen
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • war
  • guilt
  • identity
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Stanley Donen
Written by
Julius J. Epstein
Starring
Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield, Leif Erickson, Suzy Parker, Ray Walston, Larry Blyden, Werner Klemperer, Nathaniel Frey
Cinematography
Milton Krasner
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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