Killing Is My Business, Honey

2009 1h 49m DE

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 53

ComedyCrime

Synopsis

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A hit man whose mission is to prevent the printing of a tell-all book written by a former Mafioso, falls in love with the employee who may lose her job if the book doesn't get published.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rick Kavanian
Toni Ricardelli
Nora Tschirner
Julia Steffens
Christian Tramitz
Helmut Münchinger
Janek Rieke
Bobfried Kimbel
Bud Spencer
Pepe
Axel Stein
Dirk
Wolf Roth
Paolo Rossi
Franco Nero
Enrico Puzzo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sebastian Niemann
Writers: Dirk Ahner, Sebastian Niemann
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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Released 17 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sebastian Niemann, shot by Gerhard Schirlo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Egon Riedel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Moune Barius shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Rick Kavanian and Nora Tschirner and Christian Tramitz carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1135940 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sebastian Niemann directs. Gerhard Schirlo behind the camera. Egon Riedel scores. Moune Barius cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Directed by Sebastian Niemann, shot by Gerhard Schirlo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Egon Riedel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Moune Barius shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Rick Kavanian and Nora Tschirner and Christian Tramitz carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1135940 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.