Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1967-10-25) |
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| Awards: | 1 nomination total |
| BoxOffice: | $216,696 |
| Screen: | Jean-Pierre Melville, Joan McLeod, Georges Pellegrin |
| Productions: | Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique, Fida Cinematografica, Filmel, TC Productions |
| Production Countries: | France, Italy |
| Spoken Languages: | Français |
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Casts
- 15135: Alain Delon - Jef Costello
- 27440: François Périer - Superintendant
- 43814: Nathalie Delon - Jane Lagrange
- 43815: Cathy Rosier - Valérie
- 35216: Michel Boisrond - Wiener
- 20945: Catherine Jourdan - Locker Room Girl
- 54403: Jean-Pierre Posier - Olivier Rey
Crews
- 3831: Jean-Pierre Melville - Director - Directing
- 43810: Georges Pellegrin - Screenplay - Writing
- 3831: Jean-Pierre Melville - Screenplay - Writing
- 2577: Raymond Borderie - Producer - Production
- 43811: Eugène Lépicier - Producer - Production
- 1657: Henri Decaë - Director of Photography - Camera
- 43812: Monique Bonnot - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
John Chard
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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 n ....
Continue reading ->CRCulver
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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 (Cat ....
Continue reading ->markavrelii
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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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