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A Kiss Before Dying
A Kiss Before Dying may refer to: * ''A Kiss Before Dying'' (novel), a 1953 novel by Ira Levin * ''A Kiss Before Dying'' (1956 film), an adaptation of the novel, starring Robert Wagner and Joanne Woodward * ''A Kiss Before Dying'' (1991 film), an adaptation of the novel, starring Matt Dillon and Sean Young {{DEFAULTSORT:Kiss Before Dying, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Kiss Before Dying (novel)
''A Kiss Before Dying'' is a 1953 novel written by Ira Levin. It won the 1954 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. The book has been adapted twice for the cinema: first in 1956 and later in 1991. Now a modern crime classic, Levin's story centers on a charming, intelligent man who will stop at nothing, even murder, to get where he wants to go. His problem is a pregnant woman who loves him. The solution involves desperate measures. Plot Burton “Bud” Corliss is a young man with a ruthless drive to rise above his working-class origins to a life of wealth and importance. He serves in the Pacific in World War II, and upon his honorable discharge in 1947 he learns that his father was killed in an automobile accident while he was overseas. The most pivotal moment in his life occurs during the war, when he first wounds, then kills, a Japanese sniper, who is so terrified that he wets his pants and begs for mercy. Corliss is elated by the total power he holds over the soldier; at the sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Kiss Before Dying (1956 Film)
''A Kiss Before Dying'' is a 1956 American color film noir directed by Gerd Oswald in his directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Lawrence Roman based on Ira Levin's 1953 novel of the same name, which won the 1954 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. The film stars Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Virginia Leith, Mary Astor and Joanne Woodward in one of her first film roles. It was remade in 1991 under the same title. Plot University student Bud Corliss is wooing fellow student Dorothy Kingship solely for her father's mining fortune. When Bud discovers that Dorothy is pregnant with his child, he realizes that she will be disinherited by her father, Leo Kingship. However, Dorothy does not care about losing the fortune, as she feels free of her father's control for the first time in her life. Bud assures Dorothy that he will take care of her, but hesitates when Dorothy insists on marrying, but he agrees to it. Bud spends the days before the wedding formulating an elaborate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |