Le Samouraï
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Le Samouraï (English title: The Samurai) is a 1967 French minimalist crime thriller film, starring Alain Delon as Jef Costello, a hitman.
- Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. Written by Jean-Pierre Melville and Georges Pellegrin.
Opening credits [edit]
- Il n'y a pas de plus profonde solitude que celle de samouraï si ce n'est celle d'un tigre dans la jungle... peut-être...
- There is no solitude greater than that of the samurai unless it be that of a tiger in the jungle... perhaps...
- Epigraph ascribed to the Bushidō (the Japanese code of conduct associated with the samurai), but apparently original to Melville.
External links [edit]
- Le Samouraï quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- Le Samouraï at Rotten Tomatoes
