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| Overall Rating:    3.5 out of 5, including 1 review Add your comments on this Title. |
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Stanley Kubrick's second film, KILLER'S KISS, made the world take notice. The young moviemaker won acclaim for this dazzling film noir about a struggling New York boxer (Jamie Smith) whose life is imperiled when he protects a nightclub dancer (Irene Kane) from her gangster boss (Frank Silvera). "Using his camera as a sandpaper block, Kubrick has stripped away the veneer from the prizefight and dancehall worlds," the New York Mirror proclaimed.
KILLER'S KISS not only lends considerable insight into future Kubrick classics - such as 'The Killing' and 'Full Metal Jacket'- but is also a remarkable film in its own right: the boxing match may be the most vicious this side of 'Raging Bull', and the famed final battle remains an action tour-de-force. "An ambitious photographer...challenges the movie capital with KILLER'S KISS," the New York Daily News enthused. "The suspenseful venture augurs well for young Stanley Kubrick!"
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Features:
| 4-Page Booklet Goes Behind The Scenes With Stanley Kubrick-His Style, Technique And Creative Genius
Theatrical Trailer | Video:
| | Standard 1.33:1 B&W | | Audio: (more info) | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
| Subtitles:
| | English, French
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| Studio: MGM / UA Production Year: 1955 Release Date: 6/29/1999
Length: 67 mins Rating: NR Chapters: 20
| Packaging: Keep Case Number of Discs: 1 Disc: SS-SL Item Code: 907707 UPC Code: 027616770721
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Overall Rating:    3.5 out of 5, including 1 review Add your comments on this Title. |
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The legend of Kubrick begins. - 3.5 out of 5 (7/25/1999)
Stanley Kubrick made his second feature film, Killer's Kiss, with money borrowed from relatives. It wasn't a big success, but it landed him one major coup as a young filmmaker, when it got picked up for distribution by United Artists. It's low budget, but aside for some stiff acting, doesn't look it. Kubrick, for financial and artistic reasons, wore many hats on this production, including director, screenwriter, producer, editor, and cameraman.
The story line is the only aspect of the fi
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