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Director:
Writers:
Jean-Pierre Melville (writer)
Georges Pellegrin (writer)
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Release Date:
25 October 1967 (France) more
Tagline:
De kaldte ham Samoraien - den ensomme morder
Plot:
Hitman Jef Costello is a perfectionist who always carefully plans his murders and who never gets caught... more | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Birthday Suits: Immortal Beloveds
(From FilmExperience. 8 November 2009, 6:27 AM, PST)
John Woo Considering Two English-Language Projects; Wants to Remake Le Samouraï
(From Slash Film. 8 October 2009, 7:30 AM, PDT)
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exceptionally realistic and cold more (56 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Alain Delon | ... | Jef Costello | |
| François Périer | ... | The Superintendant | |
| Nathalie Delon | ... | Jane Lagrange | |
| Cathy Rosier | ... | Valérie, la pianiste (as Caty Rosier) | |
| Jacques Leroy | ... | Gunman | |
| Michel Boisrond | ... | Wiener | |
| Robert Favart | ... | Barkeeper | |
| Jean-Pierre Posier | ... | Olivier Rey | |
| Catherine Jourdan | ... | Hatcheck Girl | |
| Roger Fradet | ... | 1st inspector | |
| Carlo Nell | ... | 2nd inspector | |
| Robert Rondo | ... | 3d inspector | |
| André Salgues | ... | Garage keeper | |
| André Thorent | ... | Policeman / cab driver | |
| Jacques Deschamps | ... | Policeman |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Frank Costello, faccia d'angelo (Italy)
The Godson (USA)
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Runtime:
105 min | USA:101 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:16
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According to Rui Nogueira (author of the book "Melville on Melville" published in 1976), the caged bird shown as Jef Costello's pet in "Le Samourai" was the only casualty of the fire that destroyed Melville's studio in 1967. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When rounding up suspects the inspector refers to the population as 10 million. The 1968 population of Paris city proper was only 2.6 million. The population of the urban area was only 8.2 million. more
Quotes:
Jeff Costello:
Why say you did not recognize me?
Valérie:
Why kill Marty?
Jeff Costello:
I was to be paid.
Valérie:
What had he done to you?
Jeff Costello:
Not a thing. I didn't know him. I met him for the first and last time 24 hours ago.
[pause]
Valérie:
What sort of man are you?
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Referenced in Maai hung paak yan (2001) more
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For once, a bad guy who really acts like a bad guy should! This hit-man is one cold, non-descript and calculating man who plans and executes his hit with the utmost precision. About the only character I remember who did a more thorough job was the hit-man in Day of the Jackal. The police also seem very bright and competent--and repeatedly nearly trip up the baddie (Jef). Because of all this realism, I strongly commend this movie. On top of the realism, I really liked the ending. All in all, a fine film and there are no negatives that I can think of--except that this type of film is probably NOT everyone's cup of tea, so to speak. There really isn't any romance and no one is particularly likable, but what do you expect in a film like this?