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
Network & Production Companies
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.
Subs
SubsCurrently I Hired a Contract Killer is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
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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) / Screenplay / Producer / Director / 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
Kari Laine
Second Assistant Director
Jacques Cheuiche
First Assistant Camera
Jaakko Talaskivi
Assistant Production Manager
Wolfgang Kluge
Grip
Malla Hukkanen
Still Photographer / Script Supervisor
Pauli Pentti
Unit Production Manager / First Assistant Director
Robert Fabbri
Second Assistant Director
Olli Varja
Gaffer
Tom Forsström
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Haije Alanoja
Production Secretary
Erkki Astala
Post Production Coordinator
Peter A. Hoffman
Gaffer
Heikki Ukkonen
Property Master
Beryl Mortimer
Sound Effects
Danny Coulson
Negative Cutter
Peter von Bagh
Idea
Martin Bruce-Clayton
Line Producer
Jouko Lumme
Sound Editor
Timo Linnasalo
Sound
Danny Malone
Sound Assistant
David P. Kelly
Line Producer
Klaus Heydemann
Production Manager
Mark Lavis
Art Direction
Ronald Bailey
Boom Operator
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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