Martin Scorsese said this is “the film that has influenced [him] most.” YouTube has it for free.

By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-14 21:37:43 | Updated at 2025-01-18 08:02:56 3 days ago

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

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

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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