The Samurai
by Jean-Pierre Melville1h351967France
Recommended byNadav Lapid, Lynne Ramsay, Jerry Schatzberg, William Friedkin, John Woo, Paul Schrader
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After professional hitman Jef Costello is seen by witnesses his efforts to provide himself an alibi drive him further into a corner.
Credits
- Production Compagny : Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC), Fida Cinematografica, Filmel, TC Productions
- Photo Director : Henri Decaë
- Producer : Raymond Borderie
- Scenario : Georges Pellegrin, Jean-Pierre Melville
- Original Work Author : Joan McLeod
- Set Decoration : François de Lamothe
- Sound Recorder : René Longuet
- Editing : Monique Bonnot, Yolande Maurette
- Original Music : François de Roubaix
- Director : Jean-Pierre Melville
- Distributor : Pathé
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1967
- French release date : 25 octobre 1967
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Colors
- Language : French
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