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The Hired Killer (1966)

The Hired Killer poster
Original title
Tecnica di un omicidio
Directed by
Franco Prosperi
Genre
drama film, crime film, thriller film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
16
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A veteran hitman works in New York and Paris. He takes on a young and flashy apprentice as they navigate the criminal underworld.

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What happens

『殺しのテクニック』(ころしのテクニック、原題 Technica Di Un Omicidio)は1966年制作のイタリア・フランス合作映画(カラー作品)。ニューヨークとパリを舞台に暗黒街を生きてきた殺し屋が壮絶に描かれるハードボイルドアクション。マカロニ・ノワールの代表作。 殺し屋がビルの屋上で手際よく銃を組み立て標的を狙撃する冒頭のシーンや、登場人物の設定(ベテランの殺し屋と若手のチャラい弟子の関係)などは様々なアクション映画に多くの影響を与えた。この作品の興行的成功によって、その後「殺しの…」という邦題名が続出するようになった。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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