Im still not convinced that the films can easily be rolled up and stored away under an appropriate label. Without giving too much away, the ending is very odd, and one of the things that lets it down as a film noir. Blood on my hands is the first single from the useds fourth studio album artwork. 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 joan fontaine, burt lancaster. 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. 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. 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. On classic film noir, robert miklitsch curates a bold collection of essays that. Fugitive bill saunders and lonely nurse jane wharton. Fontaine, and newton, make this an absorbing film noir. Other articles where kiss the blood off my hands is discussed. Kiss the blood off my hands is a 1948 american film noir crime film.
The film screams noir from the opening moments, as burt, having accidentally killed a. However, the film doesnt quite live up to the promise of its evocative name. Mitchum, and the bleak noir kiss the blood off my hands, starring burt lancaster and joan fontaine. May 16, 2010 kiss the blood off my hands 1948 in 1948, burt lancasters career was really just beginning, but it was beginning in a big way. Kiss the blood off my hands is an excellent collection of provocative essays on the theme of film noir. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 in 1948, burt lancasters career was really just beginning, but it was beginning in a big way.
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 film by foster 1948 britannica. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 norman foster, joan fontaine, burt lancaster, robert newton, crime, drama, filmnoir july 10, 2017 bill saunders, disturbed exsoldier, kills a man in a postwar london pub brawl. Joan fontaine, burt lancaster, robert newton, norman foster. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 directed by norman foster. 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 manufactured on demand on movies. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 norman foster, joan. 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.
After the option expired, the novels film rights were sold to actorturnedproducer burt lancaster and his business partner harold hecht in mid1947. Robinson, burt lancaster, mady christians, louisa horton. 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 1948 the last drive in. First off, kiss the blood off my hands has got to be one of the best titles of any classic noir film. 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 1948 norman foster synopsis. Kiss the blood off my hands burt lancaster dvdbeaver. In postwar london, an exsoldier hides out in a strange womans apartment in kiss the blood off my hands, a 1948 film starring burt lancaster joan fontaine. And i hold to my view that movements or genres in art rarely, if ever, have fixed dates when they start and stop. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, jane wharton, who believes his story that the killing was an accident. Lancaster is a ww ii veteran scarred by memories of battle, who has little regard for human life.
It eventually premiered under the more innocuous the unafraid but eventually reverted back to the books original title. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 dvdrip xvid heroturko. Kiss the blood off my hands, dvd, manufactured on demand, suspensefilm noir, 025192384462. During ww2, industrialist joe keller commits a crime and frames his business partner herbert deever but years later his sin comes back to haunt him when joes son plans to marry deevers daughter. It has a retro feel and an optimistic view of the future. 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. With joan fontaine, burt lancaster, robert newton, lewis l. They are often an ignored aspect of films, although they reflect the time period or era. Joan fontaine, burt lancaster, robert newton bill saunders burt lancaster, disturbed exsoldier, kills a. 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. Space command is a bold, new scifi adventure, starring scifi legends. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Title screens are the initial titles, usually projected at the beginning of a film, and following the logos of the film studio. Kiss the blood off my hands manufactured on demand on tcm shop.
Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 free download rare movies. Kiss the blood off my hands was a pleasant surprise, though i was initially skeptical as to. I changed the first chapter so you might want to go back and check that out. Universal and the mpaa had problems with it, so the studio tested blood on my hands and blood on the moon. Kiss the blood off my hands manufactured on demand on tcm.
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. After the option expired, the novels film rights were sold to actorturnedproducer burt lancaster. In kiss the blood off my but a new generation of writers is pushing aside the fog of cigarette smoke surrounding classic noir scholarship. In 1948 dell publications released a new paperback edition of gerald butlers novel retitled the unafraid. Kiss the blood off my hands joan fontaine, burt lancaster. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 the movie database. Kiss the blood off my hands manufactured on demand on. Following the publication of his first four novels, eaglelion films bought the film rights to kiss the blood off my hands in 1946, hoping to turn it into a robert donat film. My name is julia ross 1945 the lusty men 1952 witness to murder 1954 blue denim 1959 kiss the blood off my hands 1948 dark city 1950 i walk alone 1947 deep end 1970 while the city sleeps 1956 cry wolf 1947 the beast with five fingers 1946. 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.
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. Kiss the blood off my hands is a 1948 american film noir crime film directed by norman foster starring burt lancaster, joan. Kiss the blood off my hands 1948 universal kiss tomorrow goodbye 1950 dvd republic us kitten with a whip 1964 dvdr universal us knock on any door 1949 columbia r2 dvd jp sp amz l ladies in retirement 1941 columbia tcm ladies they talk about 1933 warner lady at midnight 1948 eagle lion. Overview of kiss the blood off my hands, 1948, directed by norman foster, with joan fontaine, burt lancaster, robert newton, at turner classic movies. The single was released on june 30, 2009 via 12inch picture disc vinyl and digital download, and began airing on the radio starting july 14, 2009. Kiss the blood off my hands dvdr 1948 universal studios. His first film appearance was in 1946, but he made four films. Bill saunders, a former prisoner of war living in england, whose experiences have left him unstable and violent, gets into a bar fight in.
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