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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." [1] Plot and main character [ edit ]
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.
In a world where mass killings are required by law, why are Claude's modest murders considered so bad? Claude is a product of the nihilism he sees in a society that is run for profit.
Oct 1, 2007 · In its pared-down imperative, and its distant early warning signals of postwar societal upheaval, Murder by Contract, with its fade to white, is a big little film noir turned film blanc. Producer: Leon Chooluck
Jun 2, 2022 · 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...
Murder by Contract is directed by Irving Lerner and written by Ben Simcoe. It stars Vince Edwards, Philip Pine, Michael Granger, Caprice Toriel and Herschel Bernardi. Music is by Perry Botkin and cinematography by Lucien Ballard.
Irving Lerner’s quirky, jazzy Murder by Contract is a stylized Beat Generation noir featuring a cool-headed contract killer named Claude, played by a young and hunky Vince Edwards (who would later find fame as television’s Dr. Ben Casey). Claude’s no run-of-the-mill hitman: he carries no gun, waxes philosophical, and prides himself on ...
