---
title: 'Murder by Contract (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Irving Lerner'
released: '1958-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/murder-by-contract-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051959/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Murder by Contract (1958)

1958 · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Murder by Contract is a 1958 American film noir crime film directed by Irving Lerner. Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Ben Maddow did uncredited work on the film. Centering on an existentialist hit man assigned to kill a woman, the film is often praised for its spare style and peculiar sense of cool.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Irving Lerner](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-lerner)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Perry Botkin, Sr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/perry-botkin-sr)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lucien Ballard](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-ballard)

## Cast

- [Janet Brandt](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-brandt)
- [Vince Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/vince-edwards)
- [Kathie Browne](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathie-browne)
- [Phillip Pine](https://cinepixo.com/people/phillip-pine)
- [Herschel Bernardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/herschel-bernardi)

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