After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a contract killer to do the job. Then, while awaiting his demise, he meets a woman and promptly falls in love.
Cast
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Henri
Margi Clarke
Margaret
Kenneth Colley
The Killer
T.R. Bowen
Departmen Head
Imogen Claire
Secretary
Angela Walsh
Landlady
Cyril Epstein
Cab Driver
Nicky Tesco
Pete
Charles Cork
Al
Michael O'Hagan
Killer's Boss
Tex Axile
Bartender
Walter Sparrow
Receptionist
Tony Rohr
Frank
Joe Strummer
Guitarist
Peter Graves
Jeweller
Serge Reggiani
Vic
Ette Elliot
Daughter
Aki Kaurismäki
Sunglasses Seller (uncredited)
Erkki Lahti
Man at the Hotel Albania's Window (uncredited)
Minna Virtanen
Flower Seller (uncredited)
Roberto Pla
Bongo Man (uncredited)
Crew
Aki Kaurismäki
Director, Screenplay, Story, Editor, Producer
Timo Salminen
Director of Photography
Pauli Pentti
First Assistant Director, Unit Production Manager
Robert Fabbri
Second Assistant Director
Kari Laine
Second Assistant Director
Martin Bruce-Clayton
Line Producer
David P. Kelly
Line Producer
Jonathan Finn
Production Assistant
Tom Houghton
Production Assistant
Peter La Terriere
Production Assistant
Giulia Maura
Production Assistant
John Ebden
Production Design
Jacques Cheuiche
First Assistant Camera
Isabella Fernandes
Second Assistant Camera
Erkki Astala
Post Production Coordinator
Simon Murray
Costume Design
Jouko Lumme
Sound Editor
Tom Forsström
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Beryl Mortimer
Sound Effects
Danny Malone
Sound Assistant
Timo Linnasalo
Sound
Ronald Bailey
Boom Operator
Irmeli Debarle
Dialogue Coach
Philip Hunt
Props
Malla Hukkanen
Still Photographer, Script Supervisor
Peter Bass
Electrician
Nigel Ashby
Carpenter
Richard F. Ward III
Carpenter
Jamie Forder
Driver
Andy Pavord
Location Manager
Andy Eliot
Assistant Location Manager
Charlie Woodhouse
Assistant Location Manager
Heikki Ukkonen
Property Master
Sarah Horton
Property Buyer
Mikko Lyytikäinen
Translator
Michael Powell
In Memory Of
Peter von Bagh
Idea
George Cowen
Genetator Operator
Danny Coulson
Negative Cutter
Wolfgang Kluge
Grip
Peter A. Hoffman
Gaffer
Olli Varja
Gaffer
Klaus Heydemann
Production Manager
Erkki Lahti
Catering
Jaakko Talaskivi
Assistant Production Manager
Mark Lavis
Art Direction
Haije Alanoja
Production Secretary
