Le Samouraï
Sign in to save1967 French-Italien film by Jean-Pierre Melville
Film · TMDB
7.8After 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.
Released: 1967-10-25105 minDir: Jean-Pierre MelvilleCrime, Thriller, Drama
Cast
- 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
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
8/10
63,197 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
90/100
- Rated
- GP
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Screenplay by
- Jean-Pierre Melville Georges Pellegrin
- Produced by
- Raymond Borderie Eugène Lépicier
- Starring
- Alain Delon François Périer Nathalie Delon Cathy Rosier
- Cinematography
- Henri Decaë
- Edited by
- Monique Bonnot Yolande Maurette
- Music by
- François de Roubaix
- Production companies
- Filmel Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC) Fida Cinematografica T.C. Productions
- Distributed by
- S.N. Prodis (France) Fida Cinematografica (Italy)
- Release date
- 25 October 1967 ( 1967-10-25 )
- Running time
- 105 minutes
- Countries
- France Italy
Key dates
- Published
- 25 October 1967
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- French
- Director
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Screenwriter
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Composer
- François de Roubaix
- Producer
- Raymond Borderie
- Cinematographer
- Henri Decaë
- Narrative location
- Paris
Article
Le Samouraï ( French pronunciation: [lə sa.mu.ʁa.i]; lit. 'The Samurai') is a 1967 neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, and Cathy Rosier. A Franco-Italian production, it depicts the intersecting paths of a professional hitman (Delon) trying to find out who hired him for a job and then tried to have him killed, and the Parisian commissaire (Périer) trying to catch him.
The film was released on 25 October 1967, and it sold over 1.9 million tickets in France. It received positive reviews, with particular praise given to Melville's screenwriting and atmospheric direction, and Delon's performance. An English-dubbed version of the film was released in the U.S. in 1972 as The Godson.
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1960s crime thriller films1967 films1967 French films1967 Italian filmsFilms about contract killing in FranceFilms directed by Jean-Pierre MelvilleFilms produced by Raymond BorderieFilms scored by François de RoubaixFilms set in ParisFilms shot in ParisFrench crime thriller filmsFrench neo-noir films