Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Kiss Me Deadly |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Screenplay | |
| Original work |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1955-11-21 |
Cast
Titles
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Production Designer |
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| Film Editor | |
| Production Mixer | |
| Assistant Director | |
| Executive Producer | |
| Casting | |
| Set Decorator | |
| Make-up Supervisor |
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Cast
| Ralph Meeker | Mike Hammer | ||
| Albert Dekker | Dr. Soberin | ||
| Paul Stewart | Carl Evello | ||
| Maxine Cooper | Velda | ||
| Gaby Rodgers | Gabrielle/Lily Carver | ||
| Wesley Addy | Pat | ||
| Juano Hernandez | Eddie Yeager | ||
| Nick Dennis | Nick | ||
| Cloris Leachman | Christina | ||
| Marian Carr | Friday | ||
| Jack Lambert | Sugar | ||
| Jack Elam | Charlie Max | ||
| Jerry Zinneman | Sammy | ||
| Percy Helton | läkare på bårhuset | ||
| Fortunio Bonanova | Carmen Trivago | ||
| Silvio Minciotti | flyttkarl | ||
| Leigh Snowden | flicka vid poolen | ||
| Mady Comfort | sångerska | ||
| James Seay | FBI-agent | ||
| Mara McAfee | sjuksköterska | ||
| Robert Cornthwaite | FBI-agent | ||
| James McCallion | "Super" | ||
| Jesslyn Fax | Mrs. "Super" | ||
| Mort Marshall | Piker | ||
| Strother Martin | lastbilschaufför | ||
| Marjorie Bennett | direktör | ||
| Art Loggins | bartender | ||
| Bob Sherman | mackföreståndare | ||
| Keith McConnell | man på Athletic Club | ||
| Paul Richards | den attackerande | ||
| Eddie Real | side man |
Companies
| Production Company | Parklane Pictures Inc. | ||
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| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | United Artists AB | 1955 | |
| AB Globefilm | 1960 | ||
| Other Company | United Artists Corporation | 1955 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 96319 |
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| Date | 1960-08 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 2895 meters |
| Censored length | 2795 meters |
| Censorship number | 86641 |
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| Date | 1955-08 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 2815 meters |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 2.35:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Optical mono |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 2895 meter |
| Length in minutes | 106 min |
Original work
Production location
| USA | (21 inspelningsdagar) | 1954-11-27 | 1954-12-23 | |||
| Sutherland Studios | Los Angeles | (ateljé) | ||||
| Los Angeles | (exteriörer) |
Release dates
| First showing | 1955-05-18 | Los Angeles | USA | 106 min | ||
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| Release in Sweden | 1955-11-21 | Riviera | Stockholm | Sweden | 103 min | |
| TV showing | 1993-05-05 | Kanal 1 | Sweden | 102 min | ||
| 1998-07-30 | TV4 | Sweden | 102 min | |||
| Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia | 2003-07-10 | |||||
| 2003-08-31 | ||||||
| TV showing | 2004-03-23 | SVT2 | Sweden | 102 min | ||
| Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia | 2024-04-30 | Bio Capitol | Gothenburg | Sweden | ||
| 2024-05-09 | Bio Victor, Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | Rather Have the Blues | |
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| Composer | Frank De Vol | |
| Lyrics | Frank De Vol | |
| Singer | Nat "King" Cole |
Related films
| Notre musique (2004) | Kiss Me Deadly (1955) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 16 mm |
| Length | 1150 |
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 2892 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Colour prints | 1 |
| Behind the scenes prints | 1 |
| Slides | 2 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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