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James Coburn's jawline carries this entire film, and honestly? It works.
TMDB
47
IMDb
57
Rotten Tomatoes
36
Audience Score
36
Google
80

Hard Contract (1969)

Euro-trash glamourexistential ennuicigarette smoke aesthetic

Overview

RomanceCrime

A cold hearted American hit man goes to Europe for "one last score". His encounter with a beautiful young woman casts self doubt on his lifeblood, and influences him to resist carrying out the contract.

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Content warning
lovehitmaneuropemorality

Standout Aspects

Acting

Coburn's smoldering restraint, Remick's wounded radiance—chemistry for days.

Cinematography

Europe looking impossibly chic through nicotine-stained lenses.

Best for:Solo: Rainy Sunday when you want to feel mysteriously melancholic.·Date Night: If your type has strong opinions about 1960s crime cinema.
Heads up:Violence: Brief but clinical hitman violence, mostly off-screen.
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Director

S. Lee Pogostin

ReleasedApr 30, 1969
Runtime1h 46m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Budget$4M·Revenue$1.8M
20th Century Fox

Top Cast

James Coburn

James Coburn

John Cunningham

Lee Remick

Lee Remick

Sheila Metcalfe

Lilli Palmer

Lilli Palmer

Adrianne

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Ramsey Williams

Patrick Magee

Patrick Magee

Alexi

Sterling Hayden

Sterling Hayden

Michael Carlson

Claude Dauphin

Claude Dauphin

Maurice

Helen Cherry

Helen Cherry

Evelyn Carlson

Karen Black

Karen Black

Ellen

Sabine Sun

Sabine Sun

Belgian Prostitute

Dominique Davray

Dominique Davray

Barmaid (uncredited)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

S. Lee Pogostin was primarily a TV writer; this was his only theatrical feature, which explains the gorgeous mess of it all.

Cultural

This film arrived at the exact moment the 'professional killer with feelings' archetype was being born—Coburn here, then Delon, then McQueen.

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