I Hired a Contract Killer

Based On the book by Jules Verne

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.

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Release date:

1990

Director:

Aki Kaurismäki

Cast:

Jean-Pierre Léaud, Margi Clarke, Kenneth Colley, Trevor Bowen, Serge Reggiani

Genre:

Drama, Comedy

Country:

Finland, United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany

Language:

English

Year page:

1990 in adaptations