Rent Kiss of Death (1947)
3.8 of 5 from 79 ratings
1h 35min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Petty crook Nick Bianco (Victor Mature) is arrested at the scene of a robbery and takes the rap without squealing. When he learns that his accomplice has betrayed him, he decides to go against the criminal code and become an informant. But when his testimony against psychopathic killer Tommy Udo (Richard Widmark) puts his family in danger, Nick is forced to take matters into his own hands.
- Actors:
- Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray, Richard Widmark, Taylor Holmes, Howard Smith, Karl Malden, Anthony Ross, Robert Adler, Rollin Bauer, Harry Bellaver, Dennis Bohan, Nina Borget, Susan Cabot, Alexander Campbell, Harry Carter, Dort Clark, Eva Condon, Harry Cooke, Harold Crane
- Directors:
- Henry Hathaway
- Producers:
- Fred Kohlmar
- Writers:
- Ben Hecht, Charles Lederer, Eleazar Lipsky, Philip Dunne
- Studio:
- Optimum
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/07/2016
- Run Time:
- 99 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Richard Widmark interview (2002): the celebrated actor discusses his career, including Kiss of Death, in an on-stage interview at the National Film Theatre
- Feature-length audio commentary with film historians James Ursini and Alain Silver
- Original Theatrical Trailer
