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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 [1] and peculiar sense of cool. [2]
Murder by Contract: Directed by Irving Lerner. With Vince Edwards, Phillip Pine, Herschel Bernardi, Caprice Toriel. Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer - until he finds his next target is a woman.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Irving Lerner
- 1958-12-18
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 ...
- 80 min
- 34.7K
- Chris T
Jun 22, 2023 · Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer. His next target, a woman, is the most difficult. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/murder-by-contract-1958/
- 80 min
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Murder by Contract. NEW. When a hit man fails to carry through with the execution of a star witness, he finds himself marked for murder. TOP CRITIC. Lerner directs with a wary neutrality that...
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- Crime, Drama
- Irving Lerner
Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer - until he finds his next target is a woman. Claude is a young man with a regular job, no history of trouble with the law and no chance of making any real money.
Murder by Contract is a lean, efficent little B-movie focusing on a contract killer as he attempts to carry out a hit on a female target. The film is way ahead of its time - taking obvious influence from the European films of the same era.
