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A Kiss Before Dying is a 1956 American color film noir, [1] 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. [2] The film stars Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Virginia Leith, Mary Astor, and ...
- Robert L. Jacks
- Lionel Newman
- Crown Productions
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 . [3]
- $15.4 million
- Robert Lawrence
- $15 million or £8.1 million
- Howard Shore
A college student kills his pregnant girlfriend to inherit her fortune in this 1956 thriller based on an Ira Levin novel. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
- Gerd Oswald
- 1956-06-12
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
- 244 pages
- 1953
- June 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 Macready). But after Dorie ...
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- Robert Wagner
- Gerd Oswald
- Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Levin's first novel, A Kiss Before Dying, was well received, earning him the 1954 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. A Kiss Before Dying was turned into a movie twice, first in 1956, and again in 1991. Levin's best known play is Deathtrap, which holds the record as the longest-running comedy-thriller on Broadway and brought Levin his second ...
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Apr 26, 1991 · A thriller about a poor boy who marries the twin sister of a murdered woman and inherits a fortune. Matt Dillon stars as the mysterious and dangerous Jonathan, who hides a dark secret from his lover Ellen (Sean Young).
