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I Hired a Contract Killer
The film
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.
DirectorAki Kaurismäki
Genresdrame · comédie
CountrySuède, Finlande, Royaume-Uni, Allemagne, France
Runtime79 min
Record & provenance
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Record source: The Film world cinema index
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