Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon
A dedicated professional killer lies fully clothed in his monochromed apartment, then goes off to a day at the office: stealing a car, killing a man in a nightclub, setting up an ironclad alibi, and o...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 25, 2005
Stats: 907 reviews
Le Samourai is a masterpiece. Now that we got that out of the way, I suppose it's unnecessary to even say that it's a MUST watch and that it single-handedly outdoes most of the other French New Wave films I've seen so far.
Jean Pierre Melville's film is a homage to the ...( read more)
Alain Delon is flaming hot sex. Also, this is a knockout example of communicating a lot while saying very little in cinema terms; as soon as I finished it I felt like I could talk about it for half an hour. The unusual ending just helps to sell this depth, because you know that a...( read more)
an interesting story about a hitman in paris. the stoic nature of the film was well crafted and the actors were great. a film limited on diologue, the movement of the main character and the intrigue into his actions drives the film. a true classic, this film doesnt grab me aft...( read more)
Everyone from Besson to Woo and Jarmush, from Leon to The Killer and more recently Kim Ji Woon's A Bittersweet Life own a lot to Melville's Le Samourai. One of the most influential films ever made, probably the first sucessfull fusion of eastern and western references, from noir ...( read more)
Alain Delon incarne le gangster parfait. Il est froid, détaché, il parle peu, mais il se dégage quand même de son personnage une humanité incompréhensible. Quand on y pense, il n'y a rien pour le rendre attachant, sa personnalité est dépouillée, on ne sait rien de lui, mais bon d...( read more)
Following the psyche of a killer going through his profession. This film is a great character study, showing the Samourai in his solitude. Delon plays the role perfectly.
Le Samouraï (English title The Samurai) is a French minimalist crime drama/thriller film directed by French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville who made this 1967 before Martin Scorsese or Coppola came into the crime drama film scene. The film follows Jef Costello (Alain Delon), a hi...( read more)
A poised tiger navigating an urban jungle, Delon's samouraï is the epitome of noir cool. full review
One of the pleasures of Le Samourai is to realize how complicated the plot has grown, in its flat, deadpan way. full review
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