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Martin Scorsese said this is “the film that has influenced [him] most.” YouTube has it for free.
Wordpress ^ | Janauary 14, 2025 | Dan from Squirrel Hill

Posted on 01/14/2025 1:12:21 PM PST by grundle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRj7aCxadEo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_by_Contract

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 on an existentialist hit man assigned to kill a woman, the film is often praised for its spare style and peculiar sense of cool.

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.”


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: filmnoir; martinscorsese; movies; murderbycontract

1 posted on 01/14/2025 1:12:21 PM PST by grundle
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To: grundle

Thanks for posting. The first 17 seconds show it has good encoding and picture quality. Plus the guitar work in that first 17 seconds is good and intriguing. I’ll watch it tonight.

Never heard of it, so it’ll be a good one to watch. Thanks again.


2 posted on 01/14/2025 1:31:57 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (They were the FA-est of times, they were the FO-est of times.)
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To: grundle

later


3 posted on 01/14/2025 2:15:59 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Stanley Kubrick had a Favorite movie.
I couldn’t believe it after reading it at least twice!-———”The Jerk.”
.
So I watched 20 minutes of
MURDER BY CONTRACT
Not very impressed.
But thanks.


4 posted on 01/14/2025 3:36:26 PM PST by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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To: grundle

Scorsese’s real talent is at documentary making


5 posted on 01/14/2025 3:52:00 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Great movie, very Tarintinosih.


6 posted on 01/14/2025 4:05:33 PM PST by bertmerc1 (Conservative Buddhist)
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To: grundle

Watching it now. Interesting. Get to a pre-burned Cally.


7 posted on 01/14/2025 4:25:05 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: grundle

Excellent film. One of the cable channels here was running a “Sunday Night Noir”, and happened to catch it. Have since watched it a few times.

You may recognize some of the score from the “Beverly Hillbillies” (not the theme song, but the same guitarist as, say, when Ellie May walks onto the scene).

Any way, has many elements that later became standard - especially the quirky protagonist. The scene at the knife shop is brilliant.


8 posted on 01/14/2025 4:29:24 PM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America.)
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To: Big Red Badger

That’s funny about Kubrick’s favorite! Whoever would have guessed?

I’ve watched some mediocre Film Noir movies, but overall I like the genre.


9 posted on 01/14/2025 5:12:08 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (They were the FA-est of times, they were the FO-est of times.)
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To: bertmerc1

“very Tarintinosih”

Now you got my attention!


10 posted on 01/14/2025 5:12:44 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (They were the FA-est of times, they were the FO-est of times.)
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To: sphinx

Ping! I haven’t seen it; have you?

I generally like Scorsese films. Should be interesting to see who influenced him.


11 posted on 01/14/2025 6:14:25 PM PST by Albion Wilde (“Did you ever meet a woke person that’s happy? There’s no such thing.” —Donald J. Trump)
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To: grundle

Great movie in many ways.


12 posted on 01/14/2025 8:25:33 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism. )
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To: Albion Wilde

No, I’ve not seen it either. I’ve added it to my list.


13 posted on 01/15/2025 5:29:05 AM PST by sphinx
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