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Le Samourai (1967)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:11
Rotten:10
Average Rating:3.0/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: When a stoic, icily professional assassin is witnessed leaving the scene of a nightclub "hit" by a barroom pianist who doesn't let on to the cops, he discovers that he's being set up for something... When a stoic, icily professional assassin is witnessed leaving the scene of a nightclub "hit" by a barroom pianist who doesn't let on to the cops, he discovers that he's being set up for something worse than jail. New wave noir from Melville, the tough-guy darling of the "Cahiers du Cinema" crowd. Based on the novel "The Ronin" by Joan McLeod. [More]
Starring: Alain Delon, Nathalie Delon, Francois Perier, Caty Rosier
Starring: Alain Delon, Nathalie Delon, Francois Perier, Caty Rosier, Jacques Leroy, Michel Boisrond
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Composer: Francois De Roubaix
Story: Joan McLeod
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Reviews for Le Samourai
The role not surprisingly made Alain Delon a star. Despite his limited range of expressions, Delon conveys a great deal through his piercing blue eyes and the smallest bits of body language.
A poised tiger navigating an urban jungle, Delon's samouraï is the epitome of noir cool.
American audiences missed an otherwise flawless masterwork from one of France's most influential filmmakers...
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