I Hired a Contract Killer

I Hired a Contract Killer
Directed by	Aki Kaurismäki
Produced by	Aki Kaurismäki
Written by	Aki Kaurismäki
Starring	Jean-Pierre Léaud, Margi Clarke, Kenneth Colley
Cinematography	Timo Salminen
Release dates	September 13, 1990
Running time	79 min.
Country	Finland France Germany Sweden United Kingdom
Language	English, Finnish

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 cameo appearances by Joe Strummer as a guitar player^[1] and by Kaurismäki as a sunglasses salesman.

Plot

Henri Boulanger (Léaud), a French man living in London, is laid-off from his job after fifteen years of service. He tries to commit suicide but because he continuously fails, decides to hire a hitman (Kenneth Colley) to finish the job. After making the contract he meets Margaret (Margi Clarke) and finds new meaning to life, however, he is unable to call off the hitman.

References

↑ "Joe Strummer keeps busy since Clash split". The Joe Strummer Resource. Retrieved June 29, 2010.

External links

I Hired a Contract Killer at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Aki Kaurismäki

Feature films	Crime and Punishment Calamari Union Shadows in Paradise Hamlet Goes Business Ariel Leningrad Cowboys Go America The Match Factory Girl I Hired a Contract Killer La Vie de Bohème Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses Drifting Clouds Juha The Man Without a Past Lights in the Dusk Le Havre

Documentaries	The Saimaa Gesture Total Balalaika Show

Short films	Rocky VI Dogs Have No Hell The Foundry

Authority control	VIAF: 214778998 GND: 7558898-5

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