According to hollywood reporter news items, the films title was to be changed from kiss the blood off my hands to the less graphic blood on my hands. Trudging down the steep hill where the tree leaves rustled from over his head and the cool morning breeze caressed his pale cheeks, the black haired teen with dark circles under his chocolate brown eyes, quietly made his way to school. It was the first film made by hecht and lancasters production company, norma productions. Mitchum, and the bleak noir kiss the blood off my hands, starring burt lancaster and joan fontaine. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1948. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 directed by norman. Bill saunders, disturbed exsoldier, kills a man in a postwar london pub brawl. In 1948, burt lancasters career was really just beginning, but it was beginning in a big way. And i hold to my view that movements or genres in art rarely, if ever, have fixed dates when they start and stop. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services.
Kino lorber studio classics kiss the blood off my hands 1948. Im still not convinced that the films can easily be rolled up and stored away under an appropriate label. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 a blackmailer robert newton hounds a world war ii veteran burt lancaster hiding from the police with a nurse joan fontaine in london. Kiss the blood off my hands burt lancasters early career brought to the screen a series of films that appealed to the macho in male viewers, and to a sublime appreciation of masculine magnetism, in the women. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 pairs a young burt lancaster with joan fontaine, who was already something of a legend at the time this film was made. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Overview of kiss the blood off my hands, 1948, directed by norman foster, with joan fontaine, burt lancaster, robert newton, at turner classic movies. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 norman foster, joan. Fugitive bill saunders and lonely nurse jane wharton are crossed by fate when he hides out in her apartment. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 10301948 us drama 1h 19m user score. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 directed by norman foster. No romantic comedy is complete without a chimpanzee, as evident in the jimmy stewartjoan fontaine film, you gotta stay happy 1948. He was noted for his darkly atmospheric music for hollywood noir films and psychological dramas, and later for his majestic scores for historical epics.
Despite its awesome title, kiss the blood off my hands isnt peak noir, but its notable for its 1948 london setting including the zoo, the messed up central romance and robert newtons deeply creepy, very rapey performance. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 where danger lives. In this film noir drama, bill saunders burt lancaster is a former prisoner of war living in england whose experiences have left him emotionally unstable and prone to violence. Kiss the blood off my hands is an english movie directed by norman foster released in the year 1948. After killing a man in a bar fight, he flees the scene and manages to find cover in the. Moto takes a vacation, journey into fear, woman on the run. When my baby smiles at me betty grable, dan dailey. Kiss the blood off my hands is a 1948 american film noir crime film directed by norman foster starring burt lancaster, joan fontaine and robert newton based on a novel of the same name by gerald bulter. Other articles where kiss the blood off my hands is discussed. Joan fontaine and burt lancaster star in kiss the blood off my hands, a classic film noir about fate and love amongst the most unlikely individuals.
Rozsa won academy awards for spellbound 1945, a double life 1947, and benhur 1959, out of 16 nominations. Kiss the blood off my hands, adapted from gerald butlers novel of postwar violence and demoralization by ben maddow and walter bernstein, is an intensely moody melodrama. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 norman foster synopsis. In kiss the blood off my hands 1948 she starred as the romantic. He then made a series of films with hollywood stars andor financing. On classic film noir, robert miklitsch curates a bold collection of essays that. Burt lancaster, in full burton stephen lancaster, born november 2, 19. Manufactured on demand, full frame, amaray case, subtitled starring. After the initial scene in which the pub owner is killed and lancaster is chased through the streets, the film simmers down considerably. A kiss before dying 1956 kiss the blood off my hands aka blood on my hands 1948 knock on any door 1949 ladies in retirement 1941 the lady confesses 1945 lady in the death house 1944 lady on a train 1945 a lady without passport 1950 the las vegas story 1952 lightning strikes twice 1951 the lineup 1958 the locket 1946.
With joan fontaine, burt lancaster, robert newton, lewis l. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948, a film noir with joan fontaine and burt lancaster. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, jane wharton, who believes his. A new york times news item indicates that the pca initially blocked the full title, but.
After killing a man in a bar fight, he flees the scene and manages to find cover in the home of nurse jane wharton fontaine who agrees to take him in and believes his version of the story being an accident. Kiss the blood off my hands, starring joan fontaine, burt lancaster, and robert newton. Without giving too much away, the ending is very odd, and one of the things that lets it down as a film noir. With such an evocative title, kiss the blood off my hands stood out like a beacon on my list of notyetseen film noirs. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 the last drive in. W bill saunders lancaster is living in england and scarred with unstable and violent tendencies. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 norman foster, joan fontaine, burt lancaster, robert newton, crime, drama, film noir july 10, 2017 bill saunders, disturbed exsoldier, kills a man in a postwar london pub brawl. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 norman foster, joan fontaine, burt lancaster, robert newton, crime, drama, filmnoir. Jan 01, 2014 in kiss the blood off my but a new generation of writers is pushing aside the fog of cigarette smoke surrounding classic noir scholarship. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 the movie database. The watermak trad will not apper on the actual item.
Oct 30, 2015 first off, kiss the blood off my hands has got to be one of the best titles of any classic noir film. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 the movie database tmdb. Us weekly top 10 grossing film charts of the 1940s 115 pages ebook pdf format view sample page. According to hollywood reporter news items, the film s title was to be changed from kiss the blood off my hands to the less graphic blood on my hands.
Obsession 1949, a thriller directed by edward dmytryk, playing a cuckolded husband who exacts revenge on his wife. In kiss the blood off my hands 1948 she starred as the romantic interest of a violent war veteran. In this film noir drama, bill saunders burt lancaster is a former prisoner of war living in england whose experiences have left him emotionally unstable and. Every sunday film school rejects presents a movie that was made before you were born and tells you why you should like it. Bill saunders, a former prisoner of war living in england, whose experiences have left him unstable and violent, gets into a bar fight in which he in kills a man and then flees. For the first time ever, the complete us top ten box office charts with the biggest grossing films of the 1940s weekbyweek. Screen legends joan fontaine rebecca, suspicion, the bigamist and burt lancaster desert fury, i walk alone, the train star in kiss the blood off my hands, a classic film noir about fate and love amongst the most unlikely individuals. Kiss the blood off my hands bluray disc details highdef. Joan fontaine in kiss the blood off my hands 1948 joan fontaine and burt lancaster in kiss the blood off. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 theatrical trailer. Kiss the blood off my hands is a 1948 american film noir crime film directed by norman foster starring burt lancaster, joan fontaine and robert newton based. In 1948 dell publications released a new paperback edition of gerald butlers novel retitled the unafraid.
In 1947, at the age of eleven, she made her motion picture debut in the film the long night and followed this with a string of wide range movies which include kiss the blood off my hands 1948, henry, the rainmaker 1949, the red pony 1949 and her first romance 1951. I changed the first chapter so you might want to go back and check that out. I think fontaine is a great actress, but she suffers at the hand of this films script, which refuses to define her character, instead throwing her in whatever situation suits the films plot. Kiss the blood off my hands dvdr 1948 universal studios. We combine multiple purchases once payments are completed. By complete coincidence this is the second norman foster film ive watched in a row, and while not quite as good as woman on the run it still has a lot going for. However, the film doesnt quite live up to the promise of its evocative name. Original movie ad clippings printed in japan jpn the item is carefully removed from a vintage japan movie magazine. This movie had joan fontaine, burt lancaster in the lead roles of the film. Kiss the blood off my hands film by foster 1948 britannica. Joan fontaine, burt lancaster, robert newton, norman foster. Kiss the blood off my hands is a 1948 american film noir crime film directed by norman foster starring burt. Kiss the blood off my hands approved 1h 19min crime, drama, filmnoir 30 october 1948 usa fugitive bill saunders and lonely nurse jane wharton are crossed by fate when he hides out in her apartment.
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Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Tell it to the judge 1949 and father is a bachelor 1950 were light romantic comedies, but woman on the run 1950 was a proficient thriller starring ann sheridan and dennis okeefe, and. Lancaster plays a former wwii soldier living a meager existence in postwar london. Scarred emotionally and psychologically from his experiences as a pow, he is a brooding loner with a. A roundup of upcoming kino lorber studio classics catalog. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, jane wharton, who believes his story. Telecharger kiss the blood off my hands film streaming jouer kiss the blood off my hands 1948 film streaming vf hd, en ligne gratuit pendant qualite hd pourrait convenablement etre cette astuce a surveiller ceci weekend. Burt lancaster joan fontaine kiss the blood off my hands. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, jane wharton, who believes his story that the killing was an accident.
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