Le Samouraï

Le Samouraï (2025)

2025

Crime / Thriller

7.9 from 10 with total 545 votes

1967-10-25

105 minutes

In a career-defining performance, Alain Delon plays Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts. After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef 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. An elegantly stylized masterpiece of cool by maverick director Jean‑Pierre Melville, Le samouraï is a razor-sharp cocktail of 1940s American gangster cinema and 1960s French pop culture—with a liberal dose of Japanese lone-warrior mythology.

Alain Delon character Jef Costello

François Périer character Superintendant

Nathalie Delon character Jane Lagrange

Cathy Rosier character Valérie

Michel Boisrond character Wiener

Catherine Jourdan character Locker Room Girl

Jean-Pierre Posier character Olivier Rey

Robert Favart character Bartender

Jacques Leroy character Walkway Man

Roger Fradet character Inspector #1

Carlo Nell character Inspector #2

Robert Rondo character Inspector #3

André Salgues character Garage Owner

André Thorent character Policeman / Taxi Driver

Jacques Deschamps character Policeman Speaker

Georges Casati character Damolini

Jacques Léonard character Garcia

Pierre Vaudier character Policeman of the night visit #1

Maurice Magalon character Policeman of the night visit #2

Gaston Meunier character Hotel Manager

Jean Gold character Night-Club customer #1

Georges Billy character Night-Club customer #2

Ari Aricardi character Poker Player

Guy Bonnafoux character Poker Player

Humberto Catalano character Inspector

Carl Lechner character Jef Lookalike

Maria Maneva character Girl with chewing-gum