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title: 'A Kiss Before Dying (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gerd Oswald'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-kiss-before-dying-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049414/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Kiss Before Dying (1956)

1956 · 95 min · Drama, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gerd Oswald](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerd-oswald)
- **Screenplay:** [Ira Levin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ira-levin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lionel Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-newman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lucien Ballard](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-ballard)

## Cast

- [Robert Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-wagner)
- [Mary Astor](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-astor)
- [Howard Petrie](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-petrie)
- [Virginia Leith](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-leith)
- [George Macready](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-macready)
- [Jeffrey Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-hunter)
- [Joanne Woodward](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanne-woodward)

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