With our Kiss Of Death Poster, immerse yourself in the intensity of the film where love and betrayal meet in a deadly dance. Explosive emotions guaranteed!
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- By default, the poster contains a 4cm white border for framing (frame not included). If you don’t want it, please choose “without white border”.
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Description of this Kiss of Death Poster
Kiss of Death is a 1947 American film noir directed by Henry Hathaway and written by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer from a story by Eleazar Lipsky. The story revolves around an ex-con played by Victor Mature and his former partner in crime, Tommy Udo (Richard Widmark in his first film). The film also stars Brian Donlevy and features Coleen Gray in her leading role. Since its release, the film has received critical acclaim and two Academy Award nominations.
On Christmas Eve, down-on-his-luck ex-con Nick Bianco and his three cronies rob a jewelry store. Before they can leave the building, the injured owner sets off the alarm. While trying to escape, Nick assaults a police officer, but is wounded and arrested.
Assistant District Attorney Louis D’Angelo attempts to persuade Nick to name his accomplices in exchange for a light sentence. Confident that his accomplices and his attorney, Earl Howser, will take care of his wife and two young daughters while he is incarcerated, Nick refuses and is sentenced to 20 years in prison. Three years later, at Sing Sing Prison, after his wife hasn’t written for three months, Nick discovers that she has committed suicide.
While in prison, Nick receives a visit from Nettie Cavallo, a young woman who babysat his daughters. She tells him that her daughters have been sent to an orphanage. Nick decides to tell D’Angelo everything, but because so much time has passed, D’Angelo can’t use Nick’s information about the jewelry store robbery to reduce his sentence. In exchange for being able to see his children, he confides in him about the job. D’Angelo then decides to keep Nick in the city jail and use him as an informant. He keeps Nick clean from other shady characters and from Howser (who is acting on behalf of his criminal clients as a middleman for a fence) by making it appear that Nick is accused of a previous unsolved robbery he carried out with his accomplice Pete Rizzo. D’Angelo then asks Nick to let the lawyer know that Rizzo mentioned the hit.
Howser arranges for Tommy Udo, a psychopathic killer who served time with Bianco, to take care of Rizzo. When Udo shows up at Rizzo’s apartment, only the criminal’s mother, who uses a wheelchair, is present; she tells Udo that her son is out but will return that evening. Udo examines the apartment and determines that Rizzo has likely left town. Udo ties Mrs. Rizzo to her wheelchair with an electrical cord and pushes her down the stairs, killing her.
Soon after, Nick is paroled at D’Angelo’s request and visits Nettie, promising her his love. But to remain free, Nick must continue working with D’Angelo. He arranges a “chance” meeting with Udo and poses as an old friend from Sing Sing prison. Udo takes Nick to a few clubs, including one where drugs are smoked. Nick reports to D’Angelo, who is convinced he has enough evidence to indict Udo and secure a conviction. D’Angelo then releases Nick from further work.
Nick begins a new life in Astoria, Queens, with his wife, Nettie, and children. When Udo’s trial begins, D’Angelo summons Nick to inform him that his testimony is required. Despite his presence on the stand, Udo is acquitted.
Confident that Udo will seek revenge, Nick sends Nettie and the girls to the country. He then goes to meet Udo and finds him at Luigi’s restaurant in East Harlem. Inside, Udo threatens Nettie and the girls. Nick reminds him that during their evening, Udo gave Nick compromising information about himself.
Udo leaves to wait in his sedan outside the restaurant, which Nick notices. He calls D’Angelo to come with the police to the restaurant in exactly two minutes, then goes outside. Udo shoots Nick and is quickly surrounded by police, shot, and arrested. Although seriously wounded, Nick also survives; he and Nettie look forward to a happy and peaceful life.