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.
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Studio
Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
Language
fr
Status
Released
How Le Samouraï performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$215,245
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$36K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Crime) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Jef Costello
Alain Delon
Jef Costello
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François Périer
Superintendant
Jane Lagrange
Nathalie Delon
Jane Lagrange
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Cathy Rosier
Valérie
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Michel Boisrond
Wiener
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Catherine Jourdan
Locker Room Girl
Olivier Rey
Jean-Pierre Posier
Olivier Rey
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Robert Favart
Bartender
Walkway Man
Jacques Leroy
Walkway Man
Inspector #1
Roger Fradet
Inspector #1
Inspector #2
Carlo Nell
Inspector #2
Inspector #3
Robert Rondo
Inspector #3
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