Le samouraï [translated: The samurai]
distribution, René Chateau; Prodis; Raymond Borderie et Eugène Lépicier présentent; film de Jean-Pierre Melville
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Creation:
- Created or produced in 1967
- Publication:
- [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2005]
- Copyright:
- ©2005
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Availability
| Location | Call Number | Availability | Request |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAM 1967 DVD | Ask at the Service Desk | Request pickup |
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- Summary:
- Jef Costello is a fedora and trench-coat wearing contract killer with samurai instincts. When Jef assassinates a nightclub owner, he finds himself confronted by a series of witnesses, who drop his perfect world into the hands of a persistent police investigator and Jef's shadowy employer, both of whom are determined to put an end to the career criminal.
- Contributors:
- Language Notes:
- French dialogue with optional English subtitles.
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- Alternate Titles:
- Title translation: The samurai
- Subjects:
- System Details:
- DVD, 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
- Performers:
- Cast: Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, Caty Rosier, Jacques Leroy, Jean-Pierre Posier, Michel Boisrond.
- Production Credits:
- Director of photography, Henri Decaë ; editing, Monique Bennot, Yo Maurette ; music, François de Roubaix ; DVD producer, Abbey Lustgarten.
- General Notes:
- Series numbering from container spine.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1967.
"Enhanced for 16:9 televisions"--Disc label.
Recorded in Dolby digital mono.
Special features: new video interviews with Jean-Pierre Melville historians Rui Nogueira (13 min.) and Ginette Vincendeau (19 min.); collection of excerpts from archival interviews with Melville and actors Alain Delon, Cathy Rosier, Nathalie Delon and François Périer (25 min.); theatrical trailer (4 min.).
Booklet includes a new essay by film scholar David Thomson, a reprint of a tribute by filmmaker John Woo, and an excerpt on Le samouraï from Rui Nogueira's book Melville on Melville. - Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (27 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical; mono; Dolby
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video
- Call Numbers:
- SAM 1967 DVD
- ISBNs:
- 0780030184
9780780030183 - Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 037429208526
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: SAM150 - OCLC Numbers:
- 1053511411
61398182 [Invalid]
