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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.
- £800,000
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Roberto Pla
- Aki Kaurismäki
Oct 12, 1990 · I Hired a Contract Killer: Directed by Aki Kaurismäki. With Jean-Pierre Léaud, Margi Clarke, Kenneth Colley, T.R. Bowen. Henri is depressed after losing his job, but finds himself too afraid to go through with suicide.
- (6.7K)
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Aki Kaurismäki
- 1990-10-12
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. Roberto Pla.
Oct 4, 1990 · 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. Director, Screenplay, Story. Reviews.
He played a street thug in Martin Scorsese's The King of Comedy (1983); an amusing cameo in Alex Cox's spaghetti western spoof Straight to Hell (1987); and appeared in cult director Jim Jarmusch's wry comedy Mystery Train (1989) (as a British loner stranded in a Memphis motel) and Aki Kaurismaki's eerie mood pieceI Hired a Contract Killer (1990).
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Jean-Pierre Leaud
Sep 10, 2012 · Meanwhile, Timo Salminen's atmospheric images once again catch the seedy ambience of a B movie world where talk is cheap but love is precious. In short, it plays like an Ealing comedy on downers.
Dec 18, 2023 · Comedy / Drama movie directed by Aki Kaurismäki. With Jean-Pierre Léaud, Margi Clarke and Kenneth Colley. 163.221 movies; ... I Hired a Contract Killer ...
