Le samouraï [videorecording] = The samurai / distribution, René Chateau ; Prodis ; Raymond Borderie et Eugène Lépicier présentent film de Jean-Pierre Melville.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: SAM150 | Criterion CollectionLanguage: French Summary language: English Series: Criterion collection ; 306Publication details: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2005.Description: 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0780030184
- Samurai
- Director of photography, Henri Decaë ; editing, Monique Bennot and Yo Maurette ; music, François de Roubaix ; DVD producer, Abbey Lustgarten.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Long considered a classic of European film noir, this existential gangster drama from French director Jean-Pierre Melville was released in the United States only in a severely truncated, re-edited, and overdubbed version entitled The Godson. Thirty years after its initial public airing, Le Samourai (1967) finally saw a limited American release in its intended form. Alain Delon stars as Jef Costello, a professional Parisian assassin-for-hire who, by nature of his work's solitary demands, has no friends. Although he is loved by Jane Lagrange (Natalie Delon, the star's real-life wife), Costello knows that Jane already has a lover. After he successfully wipes out a nightclub owner at the behest of his boss, Costello discovers that he was seen by the club's pianist, Valerie (Cathy Rosier). Although he survives a police lineup thanks to a lie offered up by the fearless Valerie, Costello's alibi disintegrates rapidly and his shadowy employer takes out a contract on him. As he seeks revenge on his betrayer, Costello must also stay one step ahead of a wily, determined superintendent (Francois Perier). Melville's film influenced several other filmmakers and projects, most notably director John Woo's The Killer (1989). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
"1.85:1 aspect ratio"--Container.
"Enhanced for 16:9 televisions"--Disc label.
Originally released as a French motion picture in 1967.
Recorded in Dolby digital mono.
Series numbering from container spine.
Special features: new video interviews with Jean-Pierre Melville historians Rui Nogueira and Ginette Vincendeau; collection of excerpts from archival interviews with Melville and actors Alain Delon, Cathy Rosier, Nathalie Delon and François Périer; theatrical trailer; a new essay by film scholar David Thomson and reprinted tribute by filmmaker John Woo.
Director of photography, Henri Decaë ; editing, Monique Bennot and Yo Maurette ; music, François de Roubaix ; DVD producer, Abbey Lustgarten.
Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, Caty Rosier, Jacques Leroy, Jean-Pierre Posier, Michel Boisrond.
Jef Costello is a fedora and trench-coat wearing contract killer with samurai instincts. When Jef assassinates a nighclub owner, he finds himself confronted by a series of witnesses, who drop his perfect world into the hands of a persistent police investigator and Jef's shadowy employer, both of whom are determined to put an end to the career criminal.
DVD.
French dialogue with optional English subtitles.