A Kiss for a Killer
A Kiss for a Killer (French: Une manche et la belle) is a 1957 French drama mystery film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Henri Vidal, Mylène Demongeot and Isa Miranda.[1] It is based on the 1954 novel The Sucker Punch by James Hadley Chase.[2]
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| Directed by | Henri Verneuil |
| Written by | Henri Verneuil (adaptation) Annette Wademant (adaptation) François Boyer (adaptation) François Boyer (dialogue) Annette Wadette (dialogue) |
| Based on | The Sucker Punch by James Hadley Chase |
| Produced by | Michel Safra |
| Starring | Henri Vidal Mylène Demongeot Isa Miranda |
| Cinematography | Christian Matras |
| Edited by | Louisette Hautecoeur |
| Music by | Paul Durand |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Spéva Films |
| Distributed by | Cinédis |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne.
Plot
A wealthy widow living in Nice marries an attractive but self-centred young man. Soon after the wedding he meets and falls in love with her niece Eva, whose calculating ambitions lead her to push him to murder her aunt.
Cast
- Henri Vidal as Philippe Delaroche
- Mylène Demongeot as Eva Dollan
- Isa Miranda as Betty Farnwell
- Jean-Loup Philippe as Bob Farnwell (as Jean-Lou Philippe)
- Simone Bach as Sylvette Guibert
- Antonin Berval as Le maire
- Jean Galland as Bank manager
- Ky Duyen as Chang
- André Roanne as Le commissaire
- Marc Valbel as Monsieur Edmond
- Alfred Adam as L'inspecteur de police Malard
See also
References
- Goble p.79
- Hayward p.396
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Hayward, Susan. French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film. Intellect Books, 2010.
External links
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