NAKED KISS, THE (CRITERION) (BLU-RAY)

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• Release Year: 1964
• Genre: Crime, Drama
• Plot: The setup is pure pulp: A former prostitute (a crackerjack Constance Towers) relocates to a buttoned-down suburb, determined to fit in with mainstream society. But in the strange, hallucinatory territory of writer-director-producer Samuel Fuller (Shock Corridor, The Big Red One), perverse secrets inevitably simmer beneath a seemingly wholesome surface. Featuring radical visual touches, full-throttle performances, brilliant cinematography by Stanley Cortez (The Night of the Hunter), and one bizarrely beautiful musical number, The Naked Kiss is among Fuller’s greatest, boldest entertainments.
• Cast: Constance Towers, Anthony Eisley, Michael Dante, Virginia Grey, Patsy Kelly, Marie Devereux, Karen Conrad, Linda Francis, Bill Sampson, Sheila Mintz, Patricia Gayle, Jean-Michel Michenaud, George Spell, Christopher Barry, Patty Robinson, Betty Robinson, Brenda Howard, Sally Mills, Edy Williams, Monte Mansfield, Barbara Perry, Walter Mathews, Neyle Morrow, Gerald Milton, Fletcher Fist, Michael Barrere, Betty Bronson, Charlie, Samuel Fuller
• Director: Samuel Fuller
• Runtime: 1:30
• Company: Allied Artists Pictures, F & F Productions, inc., Janus Films, The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie