Le Samouraï
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1967
1h 45m
PG
French
Crime, Thriller
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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.
Le Samouraï
PG
Movie
1967
1h 45m
French
Crime, Thriller
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
Jef Costello
Superintendant
Jane Lagrange
Valérie
Wiener
Locker Room Girl
Olivier Rey
Bartender
Walkway Man
Inspector #1
Inspector #2
Inspector #3
Garage Owner
Policeman / Taxi Driver
Policeman Speaker
Damolini
Garcia
Policeman of the night visit #1
Policeman of the night visit #2
Hotel Manager
Night-Club customer #1
Night-Club customer #2
Poker Player
Poker Player
Inspector
Directed By: Jean-Pierre Melville
Written By: Jean-Pierre Melville (Screenplay), Georges Pellegrin (Screenplay)
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Jordyep
/10 4 weeks ago
Minimalistic but tense, one of those movies where its appeal lies more in the approach rather than the story. Melville's use of grey and dark blue is great, he's almost like a French Michael Mann. For as simple as the story is, the writing is pretty great. The script constantly places the protagonis More
drqshadow
/10 8 months ago
Jef, a meticulous professional hitman, is hired to knock off a Paris club owner during the evening’s entertainment, but his escape is clocked by several members of the staff. Fortunately for the killer, none get a very close look at him, and he’s turned loose after witnesses can’t manage a pos More
CRCulver
6 years ago
Jean-Pierre Melville's 1967 film Le Samouraï 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 More
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