I Hired a Contract Killer

I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)


  • Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1990-10-12
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 191 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 20min
  • Language: suomi
  • Production Company: Villealfa Filmproductions
  • Production Country: Finland, France, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom
  • Director: Aki Kaurismäki
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Summary

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.

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  • Jean-Pierre Léaud

    as Henri
  • Margi Clarke

    as Margaret
  • Kenneth Colley

    as The Killer
  • T.R. Bowen

    as Departmen Head
  • Imogen Claire

    as Secretary
  • Angela Walsh

    as Landlady
  • Cyril Epstein

    as Cab Driver
  • Nicky Tesco

    as Pete
  • Charles Cork

    as Al
  • Michael O'Hagan

    as Killer's Boss
  • Tex Axile

    as Bartender
  • Walter Sparrow

    as Receptionist
  • Tony Rohr

    as Frank
  • Joe Strummer

    as Guitarist
  • Peter Graves

    as Jeweller
  • Serge Reggiani

    as Vic
  • Ette Elliot

    as Daughter
  • Aki Kaurismäki

    as Sunglasses Seller (uncredited)
  • Erkki Lahti

    as Man at the Hotel Albania's Window (uncredited)
  • Minna Virtanen

    as Flower Seller (uncredited)
  • Roberto Pla

    as Bongo Man (uncredited)
  • Woolf Byrne

    as Rope Salesman (uncredited)
  • Gavin Poolman

    as Man in Pub (uncredited)
Production Aki Kaurismäki Producer
Editing Aki Kaurismäki Editor
Camera Timo Salminen Director of Photography
Directing Aki Kaurismäki Director
Writing Aki Kaurismäki Screenplay
Art John Ebden Production Design
Production Andy Pavord Location Manager
Camera Malla Hukkanen Still Photographer
Directing Malla Hukkanen Script Supervisor
Production Erkki Astala Post Production Coordinator
Directing Robert Fabbri Second Assistant Director
Lighting Peter A. Hoffman Gaffer
Production Jaakko Talaskivi Assistant Production Manager
Directing Pauli Pentti First Assistant Director
Directing Kari Laine Second Assistant Director
Lighting Olli Varja Gaffer
Camera Wolfgang Kluge Grip
Camera Jacques Cheuiche First Assistant Camera
Art Heikki Ukkonen Property Master
Production Haije Alanoja Production Secretary
Sound Tom Forsström Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Production Pauli Pentti Unit Production Manager
Sound Beryl Mortimer Sound Effects
Editing Danny Coulson Negative Cutter
Writing Peter von Bagh Idea
Sound Jouko Lumme Sound Editor
Art Mark Lavis Art Direction
Production Martin Bruce-Clayton Line Producer
Sound Ronald Bailey Boom Operator
Production David P. Kelly Line Producer
Sound Danny Malone Sound Assistant
Sound Timo Linnasalo Sound
Production Klaus Heydemann Production Manager
Costume & Make-Up Simon Murray Costume Design
Writing Aki Kaurismäki Story
Costume & Make-Up Simon Murray Makeup Artist
Crew Nigel Ashby Carpenter
Art Sarah Horton Property Buyer
Art Philip Hunt Props
Crew Richard F. Ward III Carpenter
Art Matthew Parsons Painter
Lighting Peter Bass Electrician
Lighting George Cowen Genetator Operator
Camera Isabella Fernandes Second Assistant Camera
Camera Timo Salminen Camera Operator
Production Andy Eliot Assistant Location Manager
Production Charlie Woodhouse Assistant Location Manager
Crew Jamie Forder Driver
Crew Irmeli Debarle Dialogue Coach
Production Jonathan Finn Production Assistant
Production Tomy Houghton Production Assistant
Production Peter La Terriere Production Assistant
Crew Erkki Lahti Catering
Crew Mikko Lyytikäinen Translator
Production Giulia Maura Production Assistant
Art Jan-Eric Nyström Title Designer
Crew Michael Powell In Memory Of

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