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Murder by Contract

1958 · 81 min

A spare, coolly detached noir that tightens like a wire, making routine killing feel unsettlingly methodical and strange.

Directed by: Irving Lerner
Genres: Thriller, Crime
Starring: Vince Edwards, Phillip Pine, Herschel Bernardi

Tagline: Double rates for women... because a woman is always double-trouble!
Overview: Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer. His next target, a woman, is the most difficult.

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Directed by: Irving Lerner
Genres: Thriller, Crime
Starring: Vince Edwards, Phillip Pine, Herschel Bernardi

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
obsession
isolation
fate
morality
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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