Film · Crime
Le Samouraï
“His only friend was his gun!”
19671h 45mDir Jean-Pierre Melville7.8TMDB
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.
Top Cast
27 total
Alain Delon
as Jef Costello
François Périer
as Superintendant
Nathalie Delon
as Jane Lagrange
Cathy Rosier
as Valérie
Michel Boisrond
as Wiener
Catherine Jourdan
as Locker Room Girl
Jean-Pierre Posier
as Olivier Rey
Robert Favart
as Bartender
The scene we cut
The piano bar
The hitman walks back into the club with the pianist who could identify him.
The Drive, Ghost Dog and The Killer all start here. Refn calls it the most influential film in his life.
All the scenes we have cutIf you like this
Films in the same mood.
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944
The Butcher
1970
Crime Wave
1953
Le Cercle Rouge
1970
The Enforcer
1951
Ronin
1998
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