The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Action · Crime
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Film / 1967
Le Samouraï
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Melville
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Alain DelonJef Costello
François PérierSuperintendant
Nathalie DelonJane Lagrange
Cathy RosierValérie
Michel BoisrondWiener
Catherine JourdanLocker Room Girl
Jean-Pierre PosierOlivier Rey
Robert FavartBartender
Jacques LeroyWalkway Man
Roger FradetInspector #1
Carlo NellInspector #2
Robert RondoInspector #3
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André SalguesGarage Owner
André ThorentPoliceman / Taxi Driver
Jacques DeschampsPoliceman Speaker
Georges CasatiDamolini
Jacques LéonardGarcia
Pierre VaudierPoliceman of the night visit #1
Maurice MagalonPoliceman of the night visit #2
Gaston MeunierHotel Manager
Jean GoldNight-Club customer #1
Georges BillyNight-Club customer #2
Ari AricardiPoker Player
Humberto CatalanoInspector
Carl LechnerJef Lookalike
Maria ManevaGirl with chewing-gum
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