I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
1h 20m
Running Time
October 12, 1990Release Date
I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
1h 20m
Running Time
October 12, 1990Release Date
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Plot.
After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a contract killer to do the job. Then, while awaiting his demise, he meets a woman and promptly falls in love.
Where to Watch.


Currently I Hired a Contract Killer is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Cast & Crew.

Jean-Pierre Léaud
Henri

Margi Clarke
Margaret

Kenneth Colley
The Killer

T.R. Bowen
Departmen Head

Imogen Claire
Secretary

Angela Walsh
Landlady

Cyril Epstein
Cab Driver

Nicky Tesco
Pete

Charles Cork
Al

Michael O'Hagan
Killer's Boss

Tex Axile
Bartender

Walter Sparrow
Receptionist

Tony Rohr
Frank

Joe Strummer
Guitarist

Peter Graves
Jeweller

Serge Reggiani
Vic

Ette Elliot
Daughter

Aki Kaurismäki
Sunglasses Seller (uncredited) / Director / Screenplay / Producer / Editor / Story

Erkki Lahti
Man at the Hotel Albania's Window (uncredited) / Catering

Minna Virtanen
Flower Seller (uncredited)

Roberto Pla
Bongo Man (uncredited)

Timo Salminen
Director of Photography

John Ebden
Production Design

Andy Pavord
Location Manager

Pauli Pentti
First Assistant Director / Unit Production Manager

Robert Fabbri
Second Assistant Director

Kari Laine
Second Assistant Director

Malla Hukkanen
Script Supervisor / Still Photographer

Jacques Cheuiche
First Assistant Camera

Wolfgang Kluge
Grip

Peter A. Hoffman
Gaffer

Olli Varja
Gaffer

Tom Forsström
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Heikki Ukkonen
Property Master

Jaakko Talaskivi
Assistant Production Manager

Haije Alanoja
Production Secretary

Erkki Astala
Post Production Coordinator

Beryl Mortimer
Sound Effects

Danny Coulson
Negative Cutter

Peter von Bagh
Idea

Martin Bruce-Clayton
Line Producer

David P. Kelly
Line Producer

Mark Lavis
Art Direction

Klaus Heydemann
Production Manager

Ronald Bailey
Boom Operator

Timo Linnasalo
Sound

Danny Malone
Sound Assistant

Jouko Lumme
Sound Editor

Simon Murray
Costume Design

Nigel Ashby
Carpenter

Sarah Horton
Property Buyer

Philip Hunt
Props

Richard F. Ward III
Carpenter

Peter Bass
Electrician

George Cowen
Genetator Operator

Isabella Fernandes
Second Assistant Camera

Andy Eliot
Assistant Location Manager

Charlie Woodhouse
Assistant Location Manager

Jamie Forder
Driver

Irmeli Debarle
Dialogue Coach

Jonathan Finn
Production Assistant

Tom Houghton
Production Assistant

Peter La Terriere
Production Assistant

Mikko Lyytikäinen
Translator

Giulia Maura
Production Assistant

Michael Powell
In Memory Of
Media.





Details.
Release DateOctober 12, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 20m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
london england
florist
contract killer
redundancy
dark comedy
Wiki.
I Hired a Contract Killer is a film directed, produced and written by the Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismäki in 1990. It is a Finnish-British-German-Swedish co-production and stars the renowned French actor Jean-Pierre Léaud. The film also features a cameo appearance by Joe Strummer as a guitar player.
The film's plot device of a man arranging for an assassin to kill him but later attempting to call off the deal is also used in the more famous 1998 American film Bulworth.
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