Movie House
  • TV Series
  • People
  • About

© 2026 Movie House. All rights reserved.

mimcookthiii2532@gmail.com

Developed by MimCookThiee.

Le Samouraï

Le Samouraï

CrimeThrillerDrama

7.77/10

|

FR

|

fr

|

105 min

Release Date: 1967-10-25

Overview - 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.

Production Companies

Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale CinématographiqueFida CinematograficaFilmelTC Productions

Overview - 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.

User Reviews

John Chard

John Chard

9/10

Magnifique. 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. Plot is simplicity, hit-man Jef Costello (Alain Delon) enacts a hit but he is witnessed fleeing the scene an...

Read full review →
C

CRCulver

8/10

Jean-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. He finds himself pursued by both a cunning detective (...

Read full review →
markavrelii

markavrelii

Amazing 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.

Read full review →

Similar

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

⭐ 8.0

Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark

⭐ 7.8

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

⭐ 6.6

Dead to Rights

Dead to Rights

⭐ 8.0

The Passion of Joan of Arc

The Passion of Joan of Arc

⭐ 8.0

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

⭐ 6.7

Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

⭐ 7.6

Persona

Persona

⭐ 8.1

Mix Me a Person

Mix Me a Person

⭐ 6.2

Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

⭐ 7.8

Se7en

Se7en

⭐ 8.4

Chinatown

Chinatown

⭐ 7.9

M

M

⭐ 8.1

The Music Room

The Music Room

⭐ 7.5

Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes

⭐ 6.9

In the Mood for Love

In the Mood for Love

⭐ 8.1

Policewoman

Policewoman

⭐ 6.5

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

⭐ 7.5

Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons

⭐ 7.2

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

⭐ 7.3