Killer’s Kiss

Vivid location shooting on the streets of 1950s New York distinguishes the film that Stanley Kubrick considered his first professional feature, a nervy, hard-edged noir that brought him to Hollywood’s attention. A lifelong boxing aficionado, Kubrick sets the story in the gritty ringside world of middleweight Davey Gordon (Jamie Smith), who gets in way over his head when he tries to help a dance-hall hostess (Irene Kane) escape her violently possessive boss (Frank Silvera). Displaying the striking eye he honed as a photographer for Look magazine, Kubrick captures a bygone Manhattan in evocative monochrome chiaroscuro that is the very essence of noir. Killer’s Kiss is presented here alongside Kubrick’s earlier film work, including his three shorts—Day of the Fight (in both its original and RKO versions), Flying Padre, and The Seafarers—and Fear and Desire, the independently produced first feature that he withdrew from circulation.

United States
1955
67 minutes
Black & White
1.37:1
English

Special Features

4K digital restoration of Killer’s Kiss, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
4K restoration of Fear and Desire (1952)
New 4K restorations of director Stanley Kubrick’s short films: Day of the Fight (1951), Flying Padre (1951), and The Seafarers (1953)
One 4K UHD disc of the films presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the films and special features
Appreciation of Killer’s Kiss featuring film critic Geoffrey O’Brien
Interview from 2012 with filmmaker and early Kubrick collaborator Alexander Singer
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Available In

Collector's Set

The Complete Kubrick

4K UHD+Blu-ray Combo Box Set

30 Discs

$479.96

Special Features

4K digital restoration of Killer’s Kiss, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
4K restoration of Fear and Desire (1952)
New 4K restorations of director Stanley Kubrick’s short films: Day of the Fight (1951), Flying Padre (1951), and The Seafarers (1953)
One 4K UHD disc of the films presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the films and special features
Appreciation of Killer’s Kiss featuring film critic Geoffrey O’Brien
Interview from 2012 with filmmaker and early Kubrick collaborator Alexander Singer
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing