Le Samouraï

His only friend was his gun!

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.

Director

Jean-Pierre Melville

Screenplay

Georges Pellegrin

Screenplay

Jean-Pierre Melville

Producer

Raymond Borderie

Producer

Eugène Lépicier

Original Music Composer

François de Roubaix

Director of Photography

Henri Decaë