Le Samouraï
His only friend was his gun!
1967 • 105 min • Crime · Thriller · Drama
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 14- 100 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
- 78 Audience · 1287 · 47%
Jef, a meticulous hitman, finds himself targeted by both police and his employers after a contract killing. He navigates a dangerous world where trust is fleeting and survival is paramount.
- Violence & peril
- 5/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 3/10
Heads up
- Stylized violence
- Smoking and drinking throughout
- Complex relationships
What it models well
- Professionalism and precision
- Consequences of a criminal life
- Loyalty and betrayal
Talk about it after
- The life of a contract killer
- The meaning of loyalty
- The nature of fate
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Top billed cast
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville • Crew: Jean-Pierre Melville, Georges Pellegrin
Trailers & clips
Quentin Tarantino on Le Samourai
4K Restoration Trailer [Subtitled]
A Scene from LE SAMOURAÏ
Reviewer notes
RecommendedAmazing movie! Withstood the test of times. Was watching it with a great interest unlike many movies of this era. Delon is magnifique! Unexpected plot and ending, but the title should have prepared me for it.
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersJean-Pierre Melville's 1967 film <i>Le Samouraï</i> is the story of a hired assassin who slips up on a hit and his race against time to set things right. Jef Costello (Alain Delon) is given a contract to kill a nightclub owner, but on the way out he is seen by the club's pianist (Cathy Rosier) and then gets himself picked up in a police sweep.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersMagnifique. Le Samouraï, one of the most highly praised French films of the 1960s, and justifiably so. Having only just caught it for the first time, I'm not sure what more I can say about a film that has been discussed, dissected, praised and pored over for nearly five decades now.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.8/10 (1,287)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $215,245
- IMDb
- tt0062229
