---
title: 'Dressed to Kill (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Brian De Palma'
released: '1980-07-25'
runtime_minutes: 105
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dressed-to-kill-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080661/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dressed to Kill (1980)

1980 · R · 105 min · Drama, Horror, Crime, Mystery, Thriller · United States

Original title: Ölüme Kuşanmak

## Synopsis

Dressed to Kill is a 1980 American thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma, and starring Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson and Nancy Allen. It depicts the events leading up to the brutal murder of New York City housewife Kate Miller (Dickinson) before following Liz Blake (Allen), a prostitute who witnesses the crime, and her attempts to solve it with the help of the victim's son Peter. It contains several direct references to Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Brian De Palma](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-de-palma)
- **Screenplay:** [Brian De Palma](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-de-palma)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Pino Donaggio](https://cinepixo.com/people/pino-donaggio)
- **Producer:** [George Litto](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-litto)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ralf D. Bode](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralf-d-bode)
- **Editor:** [Gerald B. Greenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-b-greenberg)

## Cast

- [Keith Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-gordon)
- [William Finley](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-finley)
- [Samm-Art Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/samm-art-williams)
- [Mark Margolis](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-margolis)
- [Nancy Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-allen)
- [Anneka Di Lorenzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/anneka-di-lorenzo)
- [Michael Caine](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-caine)
- [Dennis Franz](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-franz)
- [Angie Dickinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/angie-dickinson)
- [David Margulies](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-margulies)

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