Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2003

Overview

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 is a 2003 American martial arts action film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The movie features Uma Thurman in the lead role as the Bride. The story follows an assassin who is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle. After surviving the attack, she lives to plot her vengeance against the group. The cast includes Lucy Liu, Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox, and Michael Madsen, who portray members of the assassination circle, while David Carradine appears as their leader, Bill. The film has a runtime of one hour and fifty-one minutes and was released in the United States on October 10, 2003. It is categorized within the action and crime genres. The production involved a creative team responsible for the film's martial arts sequences and overall narrative structure. As a work of cinema, it serves as the first part of a larger story centered on the protagonist's quest for retribution against those who attempted to end her life.