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Le Samouraï

7.819671h 45mPGMovieCrimeThrillerDrama

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.

DirectorJean-Pierre Melville
WritersJean-Pierre Melville·Georges Pellegrin
ProducersRaymond Borderie·Eugène Lépicier

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Cast · Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville

ADAlain Delon
Alain Delon
Jef Costello
FPFrançois Périer
François Périer
Superintendant
NDNathalie Delon
Nathalie Delon
Jane Lagrange
CRCathy Rosier
Cathy Rosier
Valérie
MBMichel Boisrond
Michel Boisrond
Wiener
CJCatherine Jourdan
Catherine Jourdan
Locker Room Girl
JPJean-Pierre Posier
Jean-Pierre Posier
Olivier Rey
RFRobert Favart
Robert Favart
Bartender
JL
Jacques Leroy
Walkway Man
RFRoger Fradet
Roger Fradet
Inspector #1
CNCarlo Nell
Carlo Nell
Inspector #2
RRRobert Rondo
Robert Rondo
Inspector #3

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