Le samouraï (1967)

Calificación de los usuarios:

8.1/10   

Director:

Jean-Pierre Melville

Escritores:

Jean-Pierre Melville (writer)
Georges Pellegrin (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

25 octubre 1967 (France)

Género:

Suspenso | Crimen | Drama

Frase comercial:

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...

Plot Keywords:

Hitman | Murder | Alibi | Neo Noir | Jazz Music

Comentarios de los usuarios:

The cinematic embodiment of 'Cool'

Reparto

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

También conocida como:

Frank Costello, faccia d'angelo (Italy)
The Godson (USA)
El samurai (Argentina) (festival title) [es]
El silencio de un hombre (Spain) [es]

Duración:

105 min | USA:101 min

País:

France | Italy

Idioma:

Francés

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:16

Locaciones de Filmación:

Châtelet, Paris Metro, Paris 1, Paris, France

Compañía:

Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC)

Trivialidades:

Melville worried how he was going to shoot the scene where Jef drives the stolen car right into the scrap garage. Without missing a beat, Delon drove the car down the narrow alley and into the garage in one shot.

Errores:

Errores que Revelan: (At 00:40:45) Jef exits a taxi in the pouring rain, but a clear blue sky can be seen reflected in a foreground car hood and bright sunlight on background buildings.

Citas:

[hitman enters the room of the bar owner]
Bar Owner: Who are you?
Jeff Costello: Doesn't matter.
Bar Owner: What do you want?
Jeff Costello: To kill you.
[shoots him]

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Maai hung paak yan (2001)

The cinematic embodiment of 'Cool'

Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samourai is the cinematic embodiment of cool. This film is unlike any Hollywood action treatment of a hitman in that it every single movement is treated like a precious gemstone. Alain Delon plays a double crossed assasin who stays one step ahead of the law in what becomes a very smart cat and mouse plot. Delon's character could very well have influenced the loner action hero of the 70's and 80's. Every single movement he makes is done with a cold calculated precision; the way he puts on his hat, smokes a cigarette, and handles a gun. He makes The Fonz look like Roger Rabbit. Dialogue isn't even necessary for a lot of the story. Melville is smart enough to know that movies are about images. The story unfolds in compelling scene after compelling scene. There is also quite a fair bit of sly humour too. Entertaining on many levels. See this!