A Kiss Before Dying
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A Kiss Before Dying is a 1956 American film noir thriller, based on Ira Levin’s novel, about a charming but ruthless young man who resorts to murder to secure wealth and social status.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Kiss Before Dying canonical | 6 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Ira Levin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | A Kiss Before Dying (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Lucien Ballard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Color ⓘ |
| composer | Roy Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Gerd Oswald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | George A. Gittens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | live action ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | A Kiss Before Dying (1991 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterTrait |
charming
ⓘ
ruthless ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | young man seeking wealth and status ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | feature-length narrative film ⓘ |
| notableFor | adaptation of Ira Levin’s debut novel ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement |
premeditated murder
ⓘ
romantic relationships used for gain ⓘ |
| producer | Robert L. Jacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Crown Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 94 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Lawrence Roman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| starring |
George Macready
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeffrey Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Joanne Woodward NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Astor NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Leith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| theme |
deception
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murder for wealth ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.