Kiss of Death is a film noir, released in what year, directed by Henry Hathaway and written by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer, an American screenwriter and film director?
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Kiss of Death (1947 film) Kiss of Death is a 1947 film noir directed by Henry Hathaway and written by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer from a story by Eleazar Lipsky. The story revolves around an ex-con played by Victor Mature and his former partner-in-crime, Tommy Udo (Richard Widmark in his first film). The movie also starred Brian Donlevy and introduced Coleen Gray in her first billed role. The film has received critical praise since its release, with two Academy Award nominations.
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Charles Lederer Charles Lederer (December 31, 1906 – March 5, 1976) was an American screenwriter and film director. He was born into a prominent theatrical family in New York, and after his parents divorced, was raised in California by his aunt, Marion Davies, mistress to newspaper publisher William Randolf Hearst. A child prodigy, he entered college at age 13, but dropped out after a few years to work as a journalist with Hearst's newspapers.
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The Blood of Fu Manchu The Blood of Fu Manchu, also known as Fu Manchu and the Kiss of Death, Kiss of Death, Kiss and Kill and Against All Odds, is a 1968 British adventure crime film directed by Jesus Franco, based on the fictional Asian villain Fu Manchu created by Sax Rohmer. It was the fourth film in a series, and was preceded by "The Vengeance of Fu Manchu". "The Castle of Fu Manchu" followed in 1969.
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Night and the City Night and the City is a 1950 film noir directed by Jules Dassin and starring Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney and Googie Withers. It is based on the novel of the same name by Gerald Kersh. Shot on location in London and at Shepperton Studios, the plot revolves around an ambitious hustler whose plans keep going wrong.
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Robert Altman Robert Bernard Altman ( ; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. A five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era, Altman was considered a "maverick" in making films with a highly naturalistic but stylized and satirical aesthetic, unlike most Hollywood films. He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in American cinema.
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Diary of the Dead (1976 film) Diary of the Dead is a 1976 neo-noir film directed by Arvin Brown, based on the novel "One Across, Two Down" by Ruth Rendell. It was produced by Charles B. Moss. Robert L. Fish, author of "Mute Witness", the basis of "Bullitt", contributed to the screenplay.
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The Naked Kiss The Naked Kiss is a 1964 American neo-noir film written and directed by Samuel Fuller, and starring Constance Towers, Anthony Eisley, Michael Dante, and Virginia Grey. The film follows a former prostitute who attempts to assimilate in suburbia after fleeing her pimp, but finds that the small town she has relocated to is not as picturesque as she had believed. It was Fuller's second film for Allied Artists after his 1963 film "Shock Corridor".
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Death of a Salesman (1951 film) Death of a Salesman is a 1951 film adapted from the play of the same name by Arthur Miller. It was directed by László Benedek and written for the screen by Stanley Roberts. The film received many honors, including four Golden Globe Awards, the Volpi Cup and five Academy Award nominations. Alex North, who wrote the music for the Broadway production, was one of the five Academy Award nominees for the film's musical score.
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Deadline at Dawn Deadline at Dawn is a 1946 film noir, the only film directed by stage director Harold Clurman. It was written by Clifford Odets and based on a novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich (as William Irish). The RKO Pictures film release was the only cinematic collaboration between Clurman and his former Group Theatre associate, screenwriter Odets. The director of photography was RKO regular Nicholas Musuraca. The musical score was by German refugee composer Hanns Eisler.
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Chinatown at Midnight Chinatown at Midnight (1949) is a film noir and police procedural starring Hurd Hatfield, Jean Willes and Tom Powers, and directed by Seymour Friedman.
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Jack Sher Jack Sher (16 March 1913 - 23 August 1988) was an American director, writer and producer. He wrote a number of films for Audie Murphy.
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While the City Sleeps (1956 film) While the City Sleeps is a 1956 film noir directed by Fritz Lang. Written by Casey Robinson, the newspaper drama was based on "The Bloody Spur" by Charles Einstein, which depicts the story of "Lipstick Killer" William Heirens. The film features Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders, Howard Duff, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, John Drew Barrymore and Ida Lupino.
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Angel Face (1953 film) Angel Face is a 1953 American black-and-white film noir directed by Otto Preminger. The drama, filmed on location in Beverly Hills, California, features Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons.
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Carl Harbaugh Carl Harbaugh (November 10, 1886 – February 26, 1960) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director. He appeared in 59 films between 1912 and 1957. He wrote for a further 46 films and directed 25. He was born in Washington, D.C., and died in Hollywood, California.
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The Man on the Eiffel Tower The Man on the Eiffel Tower is a 1950 American Ansco Color film noir mystery film directed by Burgess Meredith and starring Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Meredith, and Robert Hutton. It is based on the 1931 novel "La Tête d'un homme" ("A Man's Head") by Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his detective Jules Maigret. The film was co-produced by Tone and Allen as T&A Film Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
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Kiss Daddy Goodnight Kiss Daddy Goodnight is a 1987 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Peter Ily Huemer. It stars Uma Thurman in her film debut, and Steve Buscemi in a small role.
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Hobart Henley Hobart Henley (born Hess Manassah Henle, November 23, 1887 - May 22, 1964) was an American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter. He was involved in well over 60 films either as an actor or director or both in his twenty-year career, between 1914 and 1934 when he retired from filmmaking.
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Harold Hecht filmography Harold Hecht (1907 – 1985) was an Academy Award-winning Hollywood film producer, dance director and film director. He was also a talent agent, a literary agent, a theatrical producer, a theatre director and a Broadway actor. He was a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and the Screen Producers Guild.
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Robert J. Horner Robert J. Horner (September 14, 1894 – July 29, 1942) was an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He produced 44 films between 1922-35. He also directed 38 films between 1921-35.
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Henryk Szaro Henryk Szaro (1900–1942) was a Polish screenwriter and film director. He was born Henoch Szapiro, of Jewish background. He became a leading Polish director of the late 1920 and 1930s. Szaro was killed in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942 during the German Occupation of Poland in the Second World War.
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Niagara (film) Niagara is an American 1953 film noir thriller film directed by Henry Hathaway, and starring Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters, and Max Showalter. It was one of Fox's biggest box office hits of the year.
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Fourteen Hours Fourteen Hours is a 1951 film noir directed by Henry Hathaway, which tells the story of a New York City police officer trying to stop a despondent man from jumping to his death from the 15th floor of a hotel.