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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 cameo appearances by Joe Strummer as a guitar player and by Kaurismäki as a sunglasses salesman.
Original Release
10/12/1990
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean-Pierre Leaud | Henri Boulanger |
Margi Clarke | Margaret |
Kenneth Colley | The Killer |
T.R. Bowen | Departmen Head / Department Head |
Imogen Claire | Secretary |
Angela Walsh | Landlady |
Cyril Epstein | Cab Driver |
Nicky Tesco | Pete |
Charles Cork | Al |
Michael O'Hagan | Killer's Boss |
Directors
Writers
Aki Kaurismaki, Peter von Bagh
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean-Pierre Leaud | Henri Boulanger |
Margi Clarke | Margaret |
Kenneth Colley | The Killer |
T.R. Bowen | Departmen Head / Department Head |
Imogen Claire | Secretary |
Angela Walsh | Landlady |
Cyril Epstein | Cab Driver |
Nicky Tesco | Pete |
Charles Cork | Al |
Michael O'Hagan | Killer's Boss |
Tex Axile | Bartender |
Walter Sparrow | Receptionist |
Joe Strummer | Guitarist |
Peter Graves | Jeweller |
Serge Reggiani | Vic |
Ette Elliot | Daughter |
Roberto Pla | Bongo Man |
Woolf Byrne | Rope Salesman |
Erkki Lahti | man at the Hotel Albania's window |
Gavin Poolman | Man in Pub |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Aki Kaurismaki | Producer |
Martin Bruce-Clayton | Producer |
David P. Kelly | Producer |