Le samouraï
Le Samouraï
France • 1967
Director
#306Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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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Credits
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DirectorJean-Pierre Melville
CinematographerHenri Decaë
ComposerFrançois de Roubaix
EditorMonique Bonnot, Yolande Maurette
ProducerRaymond Borderie, Eugène Lépicier
