| A Kiss for a Killer | |
| Director: | Henri Verneuil |
| Producer: | Michel Safra |
| Based On: | The Sucker Punch by James Hadley Chase |
| Starring: | Henri Vidal Mylène Demongeot Isa Miranda |
| Music: | Paul Durand |
| Cinematography: | Christian Matras |
| Editing: | Louisette Hautecoeur |
| Color Process: | Black and white |
| Studio: | Spéva Films |
| Runtime: | 102 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
A Kiss for a Killer (French: Une manche et la belle) is a 1957 French drama mystery film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Henri Vidal, Mylène Demongeot and Isa Miranda.[1] It is based on the 1954 novel The Sucker Punch by James Hadley Chase.[2]
It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne.
A wealthy widow living in Nice marries an attractive but self-centred young man. Soon after the wedding he meets and falls in love with her niece Eva, whose calculating ambitions lead her to push him to murder her aunt.