KISS OF DEATH (1947) 3971

Original 20th Century-Fox Three Sheet Poster (41x81) for the Henry Hathaway film noir thriller, KISS OF DEATH (1947) starring Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray, and Richard Widmark. This is the story of Nick Bianco (Mature), a small-time hoodlum who is shot and arrested during a jewelry store heist. The District Attorney wants him to implicate others, but Bianco won't talk. But after spending three years in prison and learning that his wife has committed suicide and his two young daughters have been sent to an orphanage, he decides to rat on a vicious killer Tommy Udo (Widmark). But when Udo is found not guilty, Bianco is sure he will come after him. This is Widmark's first feature role as the psychopathic killer Udo, and his dark portrayal garnered him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Eleazar Lipsky was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay. This original three sheet poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition. Here is a poster rarity - a monochrome poster executed as a stone lithograph and printed with a full bleed (no border). Very impressive indeed.