Le samouraï

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Crime Thriller Drama

1967, Movie, 1h 45min

In a career-defining performance, Alain Delon plays Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts. After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef 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. An elegantly stylized masterpiece of cool by maverick director Jean‑Pierre Melville, LE SAMOURAÏ is a razor-sharp cocktail of 1940s American gangster cinema and 1960s French pop culture—with a liberal dose of Japanese lone-warrior mythology.

"Le samouraï" — crime, thriller and drama movie produced in France and Italy and released in 1967. It has a very high rating on IMDb: 8 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 45min. "Le samouraï" is currently available for rent and to buy on Apple TV, Amazon Store and Fandango at Home and for rent and to buy on Apple TV, Amazon Store and Fandango at Home. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

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8.0

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Critic Kim Newman

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...he most ruthlessly effective of Melville's reinterpretations of the dark world of Hollywood's gangster noirs of the 30s and 40s.

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Critic Marjorie Baumgarten

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...the work of one of the film world's great directors working at his expressive peak.

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A lone and calculating hitman, Jef Costello, is hired to take out a nightclub owner. However, things take a turn for the worse when he's spotted by a pianist at the club and becomes embroiled in a complex web of intrigue as he tries to outsmart the police and his employer.

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You can stream Le samouraï on: Amazon Prime The Criterion Channel Amazon Prime ⎥ MAX Apple TV Amazon Store Fandango at Home Tubi