Indicator have released Kiss the Blood Off My Hands on Blu-ray in their Universal Noir #1 Boxset in 2022, compared HERE

NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

ADDITION: Kino Blu-ray (June 2020): Kino have transferred Norman Foster's Kiss the Blood Off My Hands to Blu-ray. It is advertised as being from a "Brand New 2K Master". It's quite a jump beyond the interlaced SD image. The 1080P shows more information in the frame, on all 4 edges, is brighter and still maintains the heavy film-like thickness - a good representation of the film source. There are still speckles and most of the same small damage marks - although, surprisingly, they seem less - rather than usually more - prevalent in the higher resolution. This is a dark film and the shadow and light play by Metty looks wonderful in this HD presentation that is on a dial-layered disc with a max'ed out bitrate.  

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On their Blu-ray, Kino use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (16-bit) in the original English language. There are some heavy-ish British accents but most of the dialogue is easily discernable with a score by the iconic Miklós Rózsa (The Killers, The Lost Weekend, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, Double Indemnity) and has a stranglehold on the film's moods and atmosphere. Great tension is exported sounding effective and impactful in the lossless. Kino offer optional English subtitles on their Region 'A' Blu-ray.

The Kino Blu-ray has a new audio commentary by Film Historian Jeremy Arnold (author of The Essentials: 52 Must-See Movies and Why They Matter). He discusses how it is the most lurid title in all of film noir, of Kiss the Blood off My Hands being a romantic noir with melodrama, how it is the visually darkest noirs ever, about it as another post world war II alienation effort (NOTE: starts with a text screen: "The aftermath of war is rubble-- the rubble of cities and of men-- They are the casualties of a pitiless destruction. The cities can be rebuilt, but the wounds of men, whether of the mind or of the body, heal slowly."). He mentions how it was primarily shot on a soundstage, the high contrast lighting with pools of darkness, visual storytelling - having long takes with no dialogue and much more. There is also a trailer. 

Norman Foster's Kiss the Blood Off My Hands is absolutely wonderful - a quick, simple dark-cinema gem with two hypnotic stars. The film has enough Noir-conventions to make it on our Essential list - murder, black-mail, jail-time etc., and it's beautifully shot by the great Russell Metty. A dynamic 'on-the-run' suspense-driven picture weaving through alleyways of the London waterfront. I am so pleased to own on Blu-ray and the Jeremy Arnold commentary is another attractive bonus. Very strongly recommended!

Gary Tooze

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands is another elusive Essential Noir that hasn't surfaced on digital until now?!? Who makes these decisions? Not only does it have Burt Lancaster and Joan Fontaine (what a pairing!) but it has one of the most exploitive titles in all of dark cinema!

The disc is predictably single-layered and has no menus, or extras, and the transfer is interlaced (see combing in bottom capture.) Aside from that it was surprisingly adept - texture with some contrast layering. Aside from an occasional vertical scratch or frame-specific mark it looked solid for SD on my system if soft. DoP Russell Metty's shadows and light and scrumptious - even in the lesser format.

The audio is a factor of the production - with some imperfections.  There are no subtitles and the media is locked to region FREE.

Again though, we show our displeasure at the pricing, made-on-demand status and lack of any extras. Only completist suckers like this reviewer need indulge.  

Gary Tooze