

Killing Is My Business, Honey
2009-02-26 · 109 min · ★ 6.7
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.
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- Directors
- Sebastian Niemann
- Production companies
- Babelsberg Film, Beta Film, Erfttal Film, Rat Pack Filmproduktion, B. A. Filmproduktion, Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Rick KavanianToni Ricardelli
Nora TschirnerJulia Steffens
Christian TramitzHelmut Münchinger
Janek RiekeBobfried Kimbel
Bud SpencerPepe
Axel SteinDirk
Wolf RothPaolo Rossi
Franco NeroEnrico Puzzo
Günther KaufmannSalvatore Marino
Ludger PistorDr. Gruber
Hans-Michael RehbergChristopher Kimbel
Jasmin SchwiersLisa
Wolfgang VölzHenry von Göttler
Oscar Ortega SánchezGarcia 'El Toro'
Chi LeMaria
Georg Alfred WittnerDentistTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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