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Le Samouraï
Le Samouraï

Le Samouraï

1967 105 min ★ 7.8 Crime, Thriller, Drama

After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts, finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him.

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Cast

Alain Delon

Alain Delon

Jef Costello

François Périer

François Périer

Superintendant

Nathalie Delon

Nathalie Delon

Jane Lagrange

Cathy Rosier

Cathy Rosier

Valérie

Michel Boisrond

Michel Boisrond

Wiener

Catherine Jourdan

Catherine Jourdan

Locker Room Girl

Jean-Pierre Posier

Jean-Pierre Posier

Olivier Rey

Robert Favart

Robert Favart

Bartender

Jacques Leroy

Walkway Man

Roger Fradet

Roger Fradet

Inspector #1

Details

Director

Jean-Pierre Melville

Screenplay

Jean-Pierre Melville

Tagline

"His only friend was his gun!"

Status

Released

Original Language

FR

Revenue

$215,245

Production

Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique, Fida Cinematografica, Filmel, TC Productions

Reviews

J

John Chard

March 3, 2014

★ 9/10

Magnifique. Le Samouraï, one of the most highly praised French films of the 1960s, and justifiably so. Having only just caught it for the first time, I'm not sure what more I can say about a film that has been discussed, dissected, praised and pored over for nearly five decades now. Plot is simplicity, hit-man Jef Costello (Alain Delon) enacts a hit but he is witnessed fleeing the scene an...

C

CRCulver

September 1, 2018

★ 8/10

Jean-Pierre Melville's 1967 film <i>Le Samouraï</i> is the story of a hired assassin who slips up on a hit and his race against time to set things right. Jef Costello (Alain Delon) is given a contract to kill a nightclub owner, but on the way out he is seen by the club's pianist (Cathy Rosier) and then gets himself picked up in a police sweep. He finds himself pursued by both a cunning detective (...

M

markavrelii

January 13, 2022

Amazing movie! Withstood the test of times. Was watching it with a great interest unlike many movies of this era. Delon is magnifique! Unexpected plot and ending, but the title should have prepared me for it.

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