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.
Le Samouraï has generally received very positive reviews.
Review of Le Samouraï (1967)
By Private U (13,627) on 30 May 2007
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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 01 Jan 2000
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Le Samouraï was released in 1967 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 627 reviews, giving Le Samouraï (1967) an average rating of 83%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 90% and users giving an average score of 90%.
With a score of 83%, Le Samouraï is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1967, which stands at 60%.
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