The Movie Database (TMDB) - Explore Movies and TV Shows

Expand

Kiss Me Deadly

United States of America

1955-04-28
▪
Mystery,
Thriller,
Crime
▪ 1h-46m

72^%

User
Score

Blood red kisses! White hot thrills! Mickey Spillane’s latest H-bomb!

Overview

One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.

Robert AldrichDirector
Mickey SpillaneNovel
A.I. BezzeridesScreenplay
Robert AldrichProducer
Victor SavilleExecutive Producer
Ernest LaszloDirector of Photography

Top Billed Cast

Ralph Meeker

Mike Hammer

Albert Dekker

Dr. G.E. Soberin

Paul Stewart

Carl Evello

Juano Hernández

Eddie Yeager

Wesley Addy

Lt. Pat Murphy

Marian Carr

Friday

Maxine Cooper

Velda

Cloris Leachman

Christina Bailey

Gaby Rodgers

Lily Carver

Full Cast & Crew

Social

A review by John Chard

9.0

Written by John Chard on 2024-05-16

Yesterday I was looking for a thread, today I'm looking for a piece of string. Mike Hammer is driving down a dark highway when a half naked blonde forces him to stop, this event sends Hammer spiralling on a journey that may have a cataclysmic consequence for all involved. Kiss Me Deadly is a harsh movie, it cont...

Read All Reviews