DVD
Kiss me deadly
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
DVD special ed.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Juano Hernandez, Wesley Addy, Maxine Cooper, Cloris Leachman, Gaby Rodgers.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2011]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.)
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Summary
Snarling private detective Mike Hammer's decision one dark, lonely night to pick up a hitchhiking woman sends him down some terrifying byways.
Notes
Based on the novel by Mickey Spillane.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1955.
Special features: audio commentary by film noir specialists Alain Silver and James Ursini ; video tribute by director Alex Cox ; excerpts from "The long haul of A. I. Bezzerides," a 2005 documentary on the Kiss Me Deadly screenwriter ; "Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane," a 1998 documentary about the life and work of the author ; video pieces on the film's locations ; controversial altered ending ; theatrical trailer.