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.
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Jean-Pierre Léaud
as Henri
as Henri
Margi Clarke
as Margaret
as Margaret
Kenneth Colley
as The Killer
as The Killer
T.R. Bowen
as Departmen Head
as Departmen Head
Imogen Claire
as Secretary
as Secretary
Angela Walsh
as Landlady
as Landlady
Cyril Epstein
as Cab Driver
as Cab Driver
Nicky Tesco
as Pete
as Pete
Charles Cork
as Al
as Al
Michael O'Hagan
as Killer's Boss
as Killer's Boss
Tex Axile
as Bartender
as Bartender
Walter Sparrow
as Receptionist
as Receptionist
Tony Rohr
as Frank
as Frank
Joe Strummer
as Guitarist
as Guitarist
Peter Graves
as Jeweller
as Jeweller
Serge Reggiani
as Vic
as Vic
Ette Elliot
as Daughter
as Daughter
Aki Kaurismäki
as Sunglasses Seller (uncredited)
as Sunglasses Seller (uncredited)
Erkki Lahti
as Man at the Hotel Albania's Window (uncredited)
as Man at the Hotel Albania's Window (uncredited)
Minna Virtanen
as Flower Seller (uncredited)
as Flower Seller (uncredited)
Roberto Pla
as Bongo Man (uncredited)
as Bongo Man (uncredited)
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Aki Kaurismäki
Producer
Producer
Aki Kaurismäki
Editor
Editor
Timo Salminen
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Aki Kaurismäki
Director
Director
Aki Kaurismäki
Screenplay
Screenplay
John Ebden
Production Design
Production Design
Andy Pavord
Location Manager
Location Manager
Malla Hukkanen
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Malla Hukkanen
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Erkki Astala
Post Production Coordinator
Post Production Coordinator
Robert Fabbri
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Peter A. Hoffman
Gaffer
Gaffer
Jaakko Talaskivi
Assistant Production Manager
Assistant Production Manager
Pauli Pentti
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Kari Laine
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Olli Varja
Gaffer
Gaffer
Wolfgang Kluge
Grip
Grip
Jacques Cheuiche
First Assistant Camera
First Assistant Camera
Heikki Ukkonen
Property Master
Property Master
Haije Alanoja
Production Secretary
Production Secretary
Tom Forsström
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Pauli Pentti
Unit Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Beryl Mortimer
Sound Effects
Sound Effects
Danny Coulson
Negative Cutter
Negative Cutter
Peter von Bagh
Idea
Idea
Jouko Lumme
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Mark Lavis
Art Direction
Art Direction
Martin Bruce-Clayton
Line Producer
Line Producer
Ronald Bailey
Boom Operator
Boom Operator
David P. Kelly
Line Producer
Line Producer
Danny Malone
Sound Assistant
Sound Assistant
Timo Linnasalo
Sound
Sound
Klaus Heydemann
Production Manager
Production Manager
Simon Murray
Costume Design
Costume Design
Aki Kaurismäki
Story
Story
Nigel Ashby
Carpenter
Carpenter
Sarah Horton
Property Buyer
Property Buyer
Philip Hunt
Props
Props
Richard F. Ward III
Carpenter
Carpenter
Peter Bass
Electrician
Electrician
George Cowen
Genetator Operator
Genetator Operator
Isabella Fernandes
Second Assistant Camera
Second Assistant Camera
Andy Eliot
Assistant Location Manager
Assistant Location Manager
Charlie Woodhouse
Assistant Location Manager
Assistant Location Manager
Jamie Forder
Driver
Driver
Irmeli Debarle
Dialogue Coach
Dialogue Coach
Jonathan Finn
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Tom Houghton
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Peter La Terriere
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Erkki Lahti
Catering
Catering
Mikko Lyytikäinen
Translator
Translator
Giulia Maura
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Michael Powell
In Memory Of
In Memory Of
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