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After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a contract killer to do the job. Then, while awaiting his demise, he meets a woman and promptly falls in love.
Keywords
london, england
florist
dark comedy
contract killer
redundancy
Casts
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Henri
Margi Clarke
Margaret
Kenneth Colley
The Killer
T.R. Bowen
Departmen Head
Imogen Claire
Secretary
Angela Walsh
Landlady
Cyril Epstein
Cab Driver
Nicky Tesco
Pete
Charles Cork
Al
Michael O'Hagan
Killer's Boss
Tex Axile
Bartender
Walter Sparrow
Receptionist
Tony Rohr
Frank
Joe Strummer
Guitarist
Peter Graves
Jeweller
Serge Reggiani
Vic
Ette Elliot
Daughter
Aki Kaurismäki
Sunglasses Seller (uncredited)
Erkki Lahti
Man at the Hotel Albania's Window (uncredited)
Minna Virtanen
Flower Seller (uncredited)
Roberto Pla
Bongo Man (uncredited)
Crews
Aki Kaurismäki
Producer
Aki Kaurismäki
Editor
Timo Salminen
Director of Photography
Aki Kaurismäki
Director
Aki Kaurismäki
Screenplay
John Ebden
Production Design
Andy Pavord
Location Manager
Malla Hukkanen
Still Photographer
Malla Hukkanen
Script Supervisor
Erkki Astala
Post Production Coordinator
Robert Fabbri
Second Assistant Director
Peter A. Hoffman
Gaffer
Jaakko Talaskivi
Assistant Production Manager
Pauli Pentti
First Assistant Director
Kari Laine
Second Assistant Director
Olli Varja
Gaffer
Wolfgang Kluge
Grip
Jacques Cheuiche
First Assistant Camera
Heikki Ukkonen
Property Master
Haije Alanoja
Production Secretary
Tom Forsström
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Pauli Pentti
Unit Production Manager
Beryl Mortimer
Sound Effects
Danny Coulson
Negative Cutter
Peter von Bagh
Idea
Jouko Lumme
Sound Editor
Mark Lavis
Art Direction
Martin Bruce-Clayton
Line Producer
Ronald Bailey
Boom Operator
David P. Kelly
Line Producer
Danny Malone
Sound Assistant
Timo Linnasalo
Sound
Klaus Heydemann
Production Manager
Simon Murray
Costume Design
Aki Kaurismäki
Story
Nigel Ashby
Carpenter
Sarah Horton
Property Buyer
Philip Hunt
Props
Richard F. Ward III
Carpenter
Peter Bass
Electrician
George Cowen
Genetator Operator
Isabella Fernandes
Second Assistant Camera
Andy Eliot
Assistant Location Manager
Charlie Woodhouse
Assistant Location Manager
Jamie Forder
Driver
Irmeli Debarle
Dialogue Coach
Jonathan Finn
Production Assistant
Tom Houghton
Production Assistant
Peter La Terriere
Production Assistant
Erkki Lahti
Catering
Mikko Lyytikäinen
Translator
Giulia Maura
Production Assistant
Michael Powell
In Memory Of
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