Le Samouraï
"His only friend was his gun!"
1967-10-25
7.8
fr 105mCrimeThriller
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.
Director
Jean-Pierre Melville
Producer
Eugène Lépicier
Editor
Yolande Maurette
Screenplay
Georges Pellegrin
Director of Photography
Henri Decaë
Producer
Raymond Borderie
paris, france police hitman jazz club treason stakeout french noir contract killer mysterious professional assassin neo-noir complex relationship ominous
Status
ReleasedRevenue
$215,245Countries
- France
- Italy
Companies
- Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
- Fida Cinematografica
- Filmel
- TC Productions
