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A Kiss Before Dying is a 1956 American color film noir, directed by Gerd Oswald in his directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Lawrence Roman, based on Ira Levin's 1953 novel of the same name, which won the 1954 Edgar Award for Best First Novel.
A Kiss Before Dying: Directed by Gerd Oswald. With Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Virginia Leith, Joanne Woodward. A ruthless college student resorts to murder in an attempt to marry an heiress.
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- Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
- Gerd Oswald
- 1956-06-12
A Kiss Before Dying is a 1991 American romantic thriller film directed by James Dearden, and based on Ira Levin's 1953 novel of the same name, which won the 1954 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. The drama features Matt Dillon, Sean Young, Max von Sydow, and Diane Ladd.
A Kiss Before Dying is a 1953 novel written by Ira Levin. It won the 1954 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. The book has been adapted twice for the cinema: first in 1956 and later in 1991. Now a modern crime classic, Levin's story centers on a charming, intelligent man who will stop at nothing, even murder, to get where he wants to go.
- Ira Levin
- 1953
Amoral Bud Corliss (Robert Wagner) pursues young heiress Dorie Kingship (Joanne Woodward) in the hopes of getting his hands on the fortune amassed by her father (George...
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- Robert Wagner
- Gerd Oswald
- Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Feb 25, 2005 · A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.
A Kiss Before Dying is a taut little thriller about a sociopath who conceives an ingenuous plan to seduce the daughter of a wealthy copper baron. Except she goes and gets pregnant before his plan can come to fruition.
