Murder by Contract

1958
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1h 21m

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7.2/10

4.7K

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Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer - until he finds his next target is a woman.

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Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer - until he finds his next target is a woman.Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer - until he finds his next target is a woman.Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer - until he finds his next target is a woman.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

4.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
Shot in seven days.

Goofs
Claude crawls through quite a length of drain pipe and the crawl space beneath Billie's house, but emerges into her living room with no dirt on his clothes or person.

Quotes
Claude: The only type killing that's safe is when a stranger kills a stranger. No motive. Nothing to link the victim to the executioner. Now why would a stranger kill a stranger? Because somebody's willing to pay. It's business. Same as any other business. You murder the competition. Instead of price-cutting, throat-cutting. Same thing. There are a lot of people around that would like to see lots of other people die a fast death... only they can't see to it themselves. They got conscience, religion, families. They're afraid of punishment here or hereafter. Me...
[laughs]
Claude: I can't be bothered with any of that nonsense, I look at it like a good business. The risk is high but so is the profit.

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Featured in Century of Cinema: A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)

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I know Quentin had to have seen this flick!

This little gem has dialogue to die for. Production values? We don't need no stinking production values. Not with lines like "You know what you have to be to get a gun like that, George? A civilized country. Are you a civilized country?" Vince Edwards is awesome. I am convinced this is an ancestor of "Pulp Fiction".