The Kiss: A Tale of Two Lovers (1977)

UK,
colour
English

A British short horror film directed by Kevin Pither.

Plot Summary

While a young couple have sex, appears and leads them off across the countryside. When the woman kisses her lover, we snap back to reality they are travelling in a car which then crashes and bursts into flames.

Credits

Crew
Director: Kevin Pither
Intergalactic Cosmic Films/Oppidan Film Productions
Producers: David Grant, Kevin Pither
Script: David Grant, Kevin Pither
Director of Photography: Kevin Pither
Editor: Ray Selfe
Music: Kieran White
Sound Recordist: Ernie Marsh
Production Assistant: Digby Rumsey

Cast
Felicity Devonshire (woman)
Barry Cranwell (man)
Digby Rumsey as “Death”

References

Periodicals

  • Monthly Film Bulletin vol.44 no.524 (September 1977) p.203 – credits, Review (by John Pym)

Books

  • English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby p.273
  • Horror and Science Fiction Films II by Donald C. Willis p.215

Other Sources

  • British National Film Catalogue vol.16 (1978) – credits