{"product_id":"5060697922592-murder-by-contrast-bd","title":"Murder by Contract (Standard Edition)","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSynopsis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring Vince Edwards (City of Fear) and Herschel Bernardi (The Front), Murder by Contract is a bleak investigation into the mind of a professional killer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTasked with murdering a witness in a criminal trial, contract killer Claude has second thoughts when the target turns out to be a woman. because women cost double. Killing is just a business to Claude, but when he tries to quit, the hunter become the hunted. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe once-blacklisted writer-director team of Ben Maddow (Framed) and Irving Lerner (City of Fear) bring you this stylish, minimalist, and eccentric film noir, beautifully photographed by Lucien Ballard (Bullfighter and the Lady, The Wild Bunch), and championed by Martin Scorsese who has described it as one of his biggest influences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtras INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHigh Definition presentation\u003cbr\u003eOriginal mono audio\u003cbr\u003eAudio commentary with film critic and writer Farran Smith Nehme (2021) \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Martin Scorsese (2014, 5 mins) \u003cbr\u003eSwedes in America (1943, 18 mins): Irving Lerner’s Oscar-nominated short film, presented by Ingrid Bergman, detailing the influence of Swedish immigrants on the United States\u003cbr\u003eViolence Is the Word for Curly (1938, 18 mins): comedy short starring the Three Stooges, which provided an early cinematography credit for Murder by Contract’s prolific director of photography, Lucien Ballard Original theatrical trailer\u003cbr\u003eLarry Karaszewski trailer commentary (2020, 3 mins): short critical appreciation\u003cbr\u003eImage gallery: publicity and promotional material\u003cbr\u003eNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40512802062433,"sku":"5060697922592","price":11.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/orig_10275065_jpg.jpg?v=1706668820","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/5060697922592-murder-by-contrast-bd","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}