Le samouraï The samurai

Melville, Jean-Pierre, 1917-1973 (Added Author). Delon, Alain, 1935- (Added Author). Périer, François (Added Author). Delon, Nathalie, 1941- (Added Author). Chateau, René. (Added Author). Borderie, R. (Raymond), 1897-1982 (Added Author). Lépicier, Eugène. (Added Author). Rosier, Cathy. (Added Author). Boisrond, Michel, 1921-2002 (Added Author). Decae, Henri (Added Author). Roubaix, François de. (Added Author). Nogueira, Rui. (Added Author). Vincendeau, Ginette, 1948- (Added Author). Thomson, David, 1941- (Added Author). Woo, John, 1948- (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). Société nouvelle Prodis. (Added Author). Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, Caty Rosier, Jacques Leroy, Jean-Pierre Posier, Michel Boisrond. (Cast).

Summary: Jef Costello is a fedora and trench-coat wearing contract killer with samurai instincts. When Jef assassinates a nighclub owner, he finds himself confronted by a series of witnesses, who drop his perfect world into the hands of a persistent police investigator and Jef's shadowy employer, both of whom are determined to put an end to the career criminal.

Item details

ISBN: 0780030184
ISBN: 9780780030183
Physical Description: videorecording]
videodisc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (27 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2005.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Series numbering from container spine. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1967. "Enhanced for 16:9 televisions"--Disc label. Recorded in Dolby digital mono. Special features: new video interviews with Jean-Pierre Melville historians Rui Nogueira (13 min.) and Ginette Vincendeau (19 min.); collection of excerpts from archival interviews with Melville and actors Alain Delon, Cathy Rosier, Nathalie Delon and François Périer (25 min.); theatrical trailer (4 min.). Booklet includes a new essay by film scholar David Thomson, a reprint of a tribute by filmmaker John Woo, and an excerpt on Le samouraï from Rui Nogueira's book Melville on Melville.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Henri Decaë ; editing, Monique Bennot, Yo Maurette ; music, François de Roubaix ; DVD producer, Abbey Lustgarten.
Participant or Performer Note:	Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, Caty Rosier, Jacques Leroy, Jean-Pierre Posier, Michel Boisrond.
System Details Note:	DVD, 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
Language Note:	French dialogue with optional English subtitles.

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