Le Samouraï
1967 · 105 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · 61,846 VOTES · DIR. Jean-Pierre Melville
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 482 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:11 THE SAMURAI
00:18:40 Carry out the usual round-ups and identity checks all night.
00:22:24 Next.
00:24:14 It was darker.
00:26:06 Your private life is not our concern.
00:27:44 - Why didn't you tell him? - Because it's not true.
00:29:18 When I entered the apartment block
00:32:18 That hat.
00:34:07 Show him in.
00:36:05 And that'll be the end of it.
00:39:46 Stay there and report.
00:47:21 He fulfilled the contract: to kill Martey
00:48:34 we'll have our Jef Costello, sitting right here.
01:01:40 With no witnesses to prove it.
01:03:09 to whoever ordered the killing.
01:05:32 - Is that correct? - Yes it is.
01:06:46 - Have you seen him since? - No.
01:07:55 as the one who pays the bills.
01:09:06 insufficient evidence.
01:16:51 you're owed for Martey's killing.
01:18:17 Olivier Rey.
01:24:06 A car to Place des Fetes station
01:32:26 They gave you a hard time?
Cast & Characters
Alain Delon
Jef Costello
François Périer
Le Commissaire
Nathalie Delon
Jane Lagrange
Cathy Rosier
La pianiste
Jacques Leroy
L'homme de la passerelle
Michel Boisrond
Wiener
Robert Favart
Le barman
Jean-Pierre Posier
Olivier Rey
Catherine Jourdan
La jeune fille du vestiaire
Roger Fradet
1er inspecteur
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed482
Dialogue density4.6 lines / min
First line00:00:11
Final line01:32:26
Production Record
DirectorJean-Pierre Melville
LanguageFrench
Revenue$215,245
IMDb votes61,846