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Director:
Writers:
Mickey Spillane (novel)
A.I. Bezzerides (writer)
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Release Date:
18 May 1955 (USA) more
Tagline:
"I don't care what you do to me, Mike - just do it fast!" more
Plot:
A doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around a mysterious "great whatsit." full summary | full synopsis
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1 win more
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It's The Bomb more (125 total)

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Mickey Spillane's Kiss Me Deadly (USA)
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Runtime:
106 min | USA:104 min (original version)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Glen Glenn Sound)
Certification:
West Germany:18 (nf) | Australia:M | Canada:PG (video rating) | Finland:(Banned) | Finland:K-16 (re-rating) | Germany:18 (DVD rating) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated | UK:A (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating)

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Although Victor Saville is credited as Executive Producer and director Robert Aldrich is credited only as producer, in reality Aldrich had it written into his contract that he had complete control over the picture and it would be made the way he wanted it, specifically stipulating that his decisions could not be overruled by any studio representative. more
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Boom mic visible: When Mike Hammer is talking to the old man with the trunk in the doorway of the apartment house, a microphone is briefly visible in the upper-left portion of the archway. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Mike Hammer: You almost wrecked my car! Well? Get in!
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RATHER HAVE THE BLUES more

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28 out of 43 people found the following review useful.
It's The Bomb, 1 March 2006
7/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This late entry into the film noir genre has some harsh and memorable scenes and an ending unlike any other film noir. Of course, most of those weren't made during the A-Bomb scares of the mid 1950s, as this was.

The movie features a tough, no-nonsense Mike Hammer-like private eye, played well by Ralph Meeker, whose tough-guy dialog is a little dated but still fun to hear. This is one of those noirs in which everyone is a tough-talking, tough-acting mug and one never knows who to trust. Except for Cloris Leachman, who is only in the first quick (but haunting) opening scene, the females in here are unfamiliar actresses but people with interesting faces and personalities.

That opening with Leachman is a real attention-grabber and is one of the best starts I've ever seen in a crime movie. It's very creepy, as is the unique ending. I also appreciated the cinematography in here a lot more once the DVD was issued.

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