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FRANCE · 1967

Le Samouraï

Jean-Pierre Melville
French New Wave hitman treason paris, france stakeout contract killer
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Synopsis

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.

Year1967
CountryFrance
DirectorJean-Pierre Melville
MovementFrench New Wave
Films Le Samouraï Inspired
I was influenced by Melville, sure. Le Samouraï is a classic. That idea of the lone, professional man, living by his own rules, that’s deep in The Driver.
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Films it influenced
No Country for Old Men 2007 · Joel Coen Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation 2015 · Christopher McQuarrie Drive 2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn Die Hard 1988 · John McTiernan Hard Target 1993 · John Woo
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