The Naked Kiss
1964
A prostitute on the run from her pimp winds up in a small town where she becomes friends with the local police chief Griff. She takes a job in the hospital helping handicapped children and falls for Griff's friend Grant, who appears too good to be true... until she witnesses something she shouldn't have. Read more
| Starring | Constance Towers, Anthony Eisley, Michael Dante, Virginia Grey |
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| Director | Samuel Fuller |
| Genres | Thriller |
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The Naked Kiss
A prostitute on the run from her pimp winds up in a small town where she becomes friends with the local police chief Griff. She takes a job in the hospital helping handicapped children and falls for Griff's friend Grant, who appears too good to be true... until she witnesses something she shouldn't have.
| Starring | Constance Towers, Anthony Eisley, Michael Dante, Virginia Grey, Patsy Kelly, Betty Bronson, Marie Devereux |
|---|---|
| Director | Samuel Fuller |
| Studio | METRODOME DISTRIBUTION LTD |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 17 Nov 2003 Production year: 1964 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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A typically bleak and brutal tale from maverick American independent Sam Fuller, who this time turns his cynical eye to the corrupt values lurking beneath small-town life. Constance Towers gives a dignified performance, especially considering the circumstances, as a former prostitute who attempts to build a new life in a new town, but finds her past coming back to haunt her when she tries to establish a relationship with the local leading citizen. The storyline is pure melodrama, but the harsh black-and-white photography and the startling images mark this out as a cult classic.
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Not altogether the best of Fuller, despite an electrifying opening sequence in which a statuesque blonde (Towers)... read more on Time Out
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
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The original cuckoo's nest?
This black'n white thriller was a real surprise for me - suggested by a friend with a 'unique' taste in films!
It is a film set in an insane asylum, but not a scary horror type, more of a whodunnit mixed with the gradual mental disintegration of a reporter working undercover to expose a murderer.
The acting is perfect for the era, the voiceovers geniunely powerful, and the flow of the film allows the viewer time to figure out whether the reporter is acting or really losing the plot.
This may not be the obvious choice for a friday night movie, but it is well wort a look. Go on! -
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She's enough to make a bulldog bust his chain.
The Naked Kiss addresses abortion, corruption, prostitution and paedophillia in a seemingly idyllic community. Fuller had a unique approach to film making which can be simple and sensationalistic but his treatment of societies outcasts and handling of controversial issues (especially for its time) is to be admired. This film has moments of clumsiness but is worth seeing just for the blistering opening sequence and the incredible musical piece featuring an ex-prostitute and orthopaedic children on crutches.
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