Kiss Me Deadly
United States • 1955 • 1h 46m
Director
#568Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorRobert Aldrich
WriterA.I. Bezzerides
CinematographerErnest Laszlo
ComposerFrank De Vol
EditorMichael Luciano
ProducerRobert Aldrich
Cast
Ralph Meekeras Mike Hammer
Albert Dekkeras Dr. G.E. Soberin
Paul Stewartas Carl Evello
Juano Hernándezas Eddie Yeager