Le Samouraï
His only friend was his gun!
Rating
1.0 (1)
Release Date
10/25/1967Runtime
105 minsOverview
After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts, finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
FrenchBudget
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$215,245Homepage
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A glacially cool study of a professional killer's unraveling after a perfect crime goes wrong, told with the precise, minimalist style of a samurai code applied to urban crime. It's hypnotic and claustrophobic, a film where silence and waiting become as deadly as action.
Mood
TenseParanoidMelancholicBleak
Themes
IsolationBetrayalIdentityCrimeObsession
Tone
Matter-of-fact
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
High-contrastFormalistNaturalistic
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
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