I Hired a Contract Killer

October. 12,1990      
Rating:
7.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Jean-Pierre Léaud as  Henri Boulanger
Margi Clarke as  Margaret
Kenneth Colley as  The Killer
T.R. Bowen as  Departmen Head
Angela Walsh as  Landlady
Charles Cork as  Al
Michael O'Hagan as  Killer's Boss
Walter Sparrow as  Receptionist
Tony Rohr as  Frank
Joe Strummer as  Guitarist

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