LE SAMOURAÏ (1967)

The trailer for 1967’s LE SAMOURAÏ. Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville from a script by Melville and Georges Pellegrin, based on a novel by Joan McLeod. The cast includes Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, Cathy Rosier, Michel Boisrond, Catherine Jourdan, André Thorent, RObert Favart, Jean-Pierre Posier, Roger Fradet, and Georges Casati.

The plot summary is as follows:

In Paris, Jef Costello is a lonely hit man who works under contract. He is hired to kill the owner of a club and becomes the prime suspect of the murder. However, his perfect alibi drops the accusation against him. His girlfriend Jane, her client and citizen above any suspicion Wiener and Valerie, the pianist of the club and main witness of the crime, provide the necessary evidence of his innocence supporting his alibi. Free, he is betrayed and chased by the gangsters sent by the one who hired him and also by the police, not convinced of his innocence. Jef seeks out who has hired him to revenge.

LE SAMOURAÏ is currently streaming on HBO Max, The Criterion Channel, and Kanopy. It is also available for rent/purchase on most digital platforms.