I Hired a Contract Killer (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:
Aki Kaurismäki
Writer:
Aki Kaurismäki
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Jean-Pierre Léaud as Henri |
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Margi Clarke as Margaret |
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Kenneth Colley as The Killer |
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T.R. Bowen as Departmen Head |
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Imogen Claire as Secretary |
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Angela Walsh as Landlady |
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Cyril Epstein as Cab Driver |
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Nicky Tesco as Pete |
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Charles Cork as Al |
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Michael O'Hagan as Killer's Boss |
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Tex Axile as Bartender |
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Walter Sparrow as Receptionist |
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Tony Rohr as Frank |
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Joe Strummer as Guitarist |
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Peter Graves as Jeweller |
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Serge Reggiani as Vic |
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Ette Elliot as Daughter |
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Aki Kaurismäki as Sunglasses Seller (uncredited) |
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Erkki Lahti as Man at the Hotel Albania's Window (uncredited) |
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Minna Virtanen as Flower Seller (uncredited) |
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Roberto Pla as Bongo Man (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 |
| Crew | Nigel Ashby | Carpenter |
| Art | Sarah Horton | Property Buyer |
| Art | Philip Hunt | Props |
| Crew | Richard F. Ward III | Carpenter |
| Lighting | Peter Bass | Electrician |
| Lighting | George Cowen | Genetator Operator |
| Camera | Isabella Fernandes | Second Assistant Camera |
| 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 | Tom Houghton | Production Assistant |
| Production | Peter La Terriere | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Erkki Lahti | Catering |
| Crew | Mikko Lyytikäinen | Translator |
| Production | Giulia Maura | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Michael Powell | In Memory Of |
