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The Odd Job (1978)
Directed by Peter Medak
Overview
Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and tries to commit suicide. After a few setbacks and while he is trying to electrocute himself with a lamp, the door bell rings. An odd man in a leather coat asks if there are any odd jobs that he can perform. Arthur hires the man to kill him. The next day his wife returns, but the man he hired is still trying to kill him…
Length 87 minutes
Actors
Graham Chapman | David Jason | Diana Quick | Simon Williams | Bill Paterson | Michael Elphick | Carolyn Seymour | Joe Melia | George Innes