---
title: 'I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Aki Kaurismäki'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 79
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Sweden'
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-hired-a-contract-killer-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099818/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)

1990 · 79 min · Drama, Comedy · United Kingdom, Germany, France, Sweden, Finland


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Aki Kaurismäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/aki-kaurismaki)
- **Screenplay:** [Aki Kaurismäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/aki-kaurismaki), [Peter von Bagh](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-von-bagh)
- **Producer:** [Aki Kaurismäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/aki-kaurismaki)
- **Editor:** [Aki Kaurismäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/aki-kaurismaki)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Billie Holiday](https://cinepixo.com/people/billie-holiday)
- **Director of Photography:** [Timo Salminen](https://cinepixo.com/people/timo-salminen)

## Cast

- [Aki Kaurismäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/aki-kaurismaki)
- [Margi Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/margi-clarke)
- [Kenneth Colley](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-colley)
- [Trevor Bowen](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-bowen)
- [Tony Rohr](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-rohr)
- [Walter Sparrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-sparrow)
- [Roberto Pla](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-pla)
- [Peter Graves](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-graves)
- [Jean-Pierre Léaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-leaud)
- [Erkki Lahti](https://cinepixo.com/people/erkki-lahti)
- [Joe Strummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-strummer)
- [Serge Reggiani](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-reggiani)

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