Le Samourai (Criterion) 4K UHD 06/24 Blu-ray (Rental)

Le Samouraï cover A razor-sharp cocktail of 1940s American gangster cinema and 1960s French pop culture, with a liberal dose of Japanese lone-warrior mythology-Maverick director Jean‑Pierre Melville's elegantly stylized masterpiece of cool stars Alain Delon as a contract killer with samurai instincts Alain Delon Cathy Rosier Alain Delon In a career-defining performance, Alain Delon plays Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts. After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef 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.