"Moody, Fast And Violent! Years Ahead Of Its Time!" -Leonard Maltin
A brilliant film noir classic based on Mickey Spillane's bestseller, Kiss Me Deadly is masterfully directed by Robert Aldrich (The Dirty Dozen) and hailed as "one of his best" (Leonard Maltin). This DVD edition of Kiss Me Deadly features the fully restored original ending - which contains over one minute of crucial footage that clarifies decades of false interpretations. In order to illustrate the vastly different impressions left by each version, the altered/shortened ending has been included as well.
When callous thugs beat Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker) senseless and viciously murder the gorgeous blonde he's been trying to help, the hard-boiled detective retaliates the only way he can: by hitting first and asking questions later. Cutting a brutal swath through the city's sleazy underside, Hammer uncovers a mysterious black container whose deadly contents not only solve the murder… but trigger an apocalyptic climax as well!
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Ralph Meeker | Mike Hammer |
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Albert Dekker | Dr. G.E. Soberin |
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Paul Stewart | Carl Evello |
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Juano Hernandez | Eddie Yeager |
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Wesley Addy | Lt. Pat Murphy |
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Marian Carr | Friday |
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Marjorie Bennett | Manager |
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Mort Marshall | Ray Diker |
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Fortunio Bonanova | Carmen Trivago |
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Strother Martin | Harvey Wallace |
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Mady Comfort | Nightclub Singer |
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James McCallion | Horace |
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Robert Cornthwaite | FBI Agent |
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Silvio Minciotti | Mover |
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Nick Dennis | Nick Va Va Voom |
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Ben Morris | Radio Announcer |
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Jack Elam | Charlie Max |
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Paul Richards | Attacker |
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Jesslyn Fax | Horace's Wife |
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James Seay | FBI Agent |
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Percy Helton | Doc Kennedy |
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Leigh Snowden | Cheesecake |
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Jack Lambert | Sugar Smallhouse |
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Jerry Zinneman | Sammy |
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Maxine Cooper | Velda Wickman |
| Director | Robert Aldrich |
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| Writer | Mickey Spillane, A.I. Bezzerides | |
| Producer | Robert Aldrich, Victor Saville | |
| Musician | Frank De Vol | |
| Photography | Ernest Laszlo | |
| Edition | Criterion |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.66:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Mono [English] Mono [English] PCM Stereo [English] |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Jun 21, 2011 |
| Regions | A |