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Murder by Contract is a american film of genre Drama directed by Irving Lerner released in USA on 1 december 1958 with Vince Edwards

Murder by Contract (1958)

Murder by Contract
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Released in USA 1 december 1958
Length 1h21
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Action,    Noir,    Crime
Rating71% 3.5932953.5932953.5932953.5932953.593295

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

Though not widely seen at the time of its release, it finally appeared on DVD, included in the boxed set, "Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics, Vol. 1 (The Big Heat / 5 Against the House / The Lineup / Murder by Contract / The Sniper)," released November 3, 2009. The film has exerted an influence on American cinema, most notably on director Martin Scorsese, who famously cited Murder by Contract as "the film that has influenced [him] most."

Synopsis

Mécanographe gagnant un salaire de misère, Claude se décide à emprunter une nouvelle voie professionnelle pour gagner plus d'argent : celle de tueur à gage. Après plusieurs contrats réussis avec des hommes, sa prochaine cible est cette fois une femme.

Actors

Vince Edwards

(Claude)Philip Pine

(Marc)Herschel Bernardi

(George)Janet Brandt

(Woman in Movie Theater)Davis Roberts

(Hall of Records Clerk)Kathie Browne

(Mary - Secretary / Party Girl)
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