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Mood:
- AtmosphericGloomyStylizedSuspensefulTenseBleakContemplative
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Plot:
- Lone WolvesAssassinationPsychologicalHitmanCrimesDeadlyDishonestyMind and Soul more...
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Genres:
- CrimeDramaThrillerForeignNeo NoirNew Wave
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century60s
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Place:
- EuropeFranceParis
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Audience:
- Boys' Night
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Praise:
- Critically AcclaimedEssentialMasterpiece
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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Score:
- Jazz
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- Violent Content
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Le Samourai, 1967
French
France, Italy
Profile of Le Samourai
Le Samourai can be described as tense, gloomy, and atmospheric. The plot revolves around an assassination, lone wolves, and psychological motives. The main genres are drama, foreign, and thriller. In terms of style, Le Samourai is New Wave and is neo-noir. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. Le Samourai is located in Paris. It takes place in the 1960s. The soundtrack is jazz. Le Samourai is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being a masterpiece, essential viewing, and critically acclaimed. It is well suited for a boys' night. Note that Le Samourai involves violent content.
Summary of Le Samourai
Hit man Jef Costello (Alain Delon) goes through an elaborate set of rituals before carrying out a hit on a nightclub owner. Always thorough and cool in his job, Costello is disconcerted to discover a witness to the killing, the club's female piano player. But before he can act, the police arrest him in a sweep of suspects. Released when the main witness does not come forward, Costello goes from being the hunter to the hunted, trailed by the determined police as well as his crime bosses.
Details
| Language: | French |
| Country: | France, Italy |
| Release date: | 12 July 1972 |
| Runtime: | 105 min |
Cast and Crew
as Jef Costello
as Jane Lagrange
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Users Reviews
- 04.August.2010
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- by: Rev. William Alexander Grasmeder
- Rev. William Alexander Grasmeder rated this movie6/10Okay
