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The Odd Job

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The Odd Job — Plot

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...

  • Release date
  • August 31, 1978
  • Runtime
  • 87 min
  • Genres
  • Comedy
  • Director
  • Peter Medak

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The Odd Job — Cast

Graham Chapman photo Graham Chapman Arthur Harris David Jason photo David Jason The Odd Job Man Diana Quick photo Diana Quick Fiona Harris Simon Williams photo Simon Williams Tony Sloane Edward Hardwicke photo Edward Hardwicke Inspector Black Bill Paterson photo Bill Paterson Sergeant Mull Michael Elphick photo Michael Elphick Raymonde Carolyn Seymour photo Carolyn Seymour Angie

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