A Kiss Before Dying
Amoral Bud Corliss pursues young heiress Dorie Kingship in the hopes of getting his hands on the fortune amassed by her father. When Dorie gets pregnant and is threatened with disinheritance, Bud stages her suicide, sending her plummeting from the roof of a high-rise. It's the perfect crime until her sister begins to unravel Bud's deadly scheme.
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25 November 1926, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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24 February 1929, Bibb, Alabama, USA
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10 February 1930, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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June 24, 2006
Wagner is perfect as the college kid psycho coolly removing the pregnant Woodward from his life.
August 28, 2008
Oswald, who never graduated past B-movies and television, makes masterful use of the frame, pitting his dark thriller elements against a full-color, widescreen frame.
May 24, 2003
It's a gripping version of Ira Levin's best novel.
March 26, 2009
This multiple-murder story is an offbeat sort of film, with Robert Wagner portraying a calculating youth who intends to allow nothing to stand in his way to money... Gerd Oswald's restrained direction suits the mood.
May 28, 2016
A silky-smooth adaptation of Ira Levin's first novel.
March 31, 2003
This psychological thriller is penned by Ira Levin, of "Rosemary's Baby" fame...
October 30, 2015
An excellent screenplay (unoriginal but full of tension), subtle direction by the overlooked and underutilized Oswald, and good photography help gloss over any weaknesses in the performances.
October 30, 2015
This is a fine adaptation of Rosemary's Baby author Ira Levin's dark tale about a social climber who kills his wealthy girlfriend when her pregnancy threatens her inheritance.
