
Kiss of Death
1947 · Movie · NR · 99 min · ★ 7.1 · 83% critics
An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.
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Details
- Years
- 1947
- Release date
- 1947-08-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (169 votes)
Themes
- prison
- new york city
- orphanage
- wheelchair
- wheelchair user
- heist
- caper
- film noir
- district attorney
- ex-con
- hoodlum
- stolen jewelry
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Locarno International Film Festival Awards · 1948
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1948 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Story · 1948 · nominated
Cast & crew

Victor Mature
as Nick Bianco

Brian Donlevy
as Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo

Coleen Gray
as Nettie Cavallo

Richard Widmark
as Tommy Udo

Taylor Holmes
as Earl Howser

Howard Smith
as Warden

Karl Malden
as Sgt. William Cullen

Anthony Ross
as 'Big Ed' Williams (uncredited)

Robert Adler
as Detective (uncredited)
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Rollin Bauer
as Sing Sing Guard (uncredited)
Directed by Henry Hathaway