
Murder by Contract
Double rates for women... because a woman is always double-trouble!
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Release Date
12/18/1958Runtime
81 minsOverview
Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer. His next target, a woman, is the most difficult.
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A taut noir about a professional hitman stalking his female target through Los Angeles, where efficiency masks psychological unraveling. Spare and atmospheric, it's less about action than the mounting tension of a hunter losing control of the hunt.
Mood
TenseParanoidBleak
Themes
ObsessionPowerGender
Tone
Matter-of-fact
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
Black and whiteHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence

Vince Edwards
Claude

Phillip Pine
Marc

Herschel Bernardi
George

Caprice Toriel
Billie Williams

Michael Granger
Mr. Moon

Kathie Browne
Mary

Joseph Mell
Harry

Frances Osborne
Miss Wiley

Steven Ritch
Detective shooting Tear Gas
Don Garrett
James William Mayflower

Janet Brandt
Woman in Movie Theater

Davis Roberts
Hall of Records Clerk
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