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Editions Rene Chateau
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville
Featuring: 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. An elegantly stylized masterpiece of cool by maverick director Jean‑Pierre Melville, Le samouraï is a razor-sharp cocktail of 1940s American gangster cinema and 1960s French pop culture—with a liberal dose of Japanese lone-warrior mythology.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
4K UHD
Blu-ray
Discs:
UHD-100 (1 Disc)
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
None (4K UHD)
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Audio Options:
French PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
2160p/24
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
HDR:
HDR10
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Interview, Documentary, Booklet, Theatrical Trailer
- Interviews with Rui Nogueria, editor of Melville on Melville, and Ginette Vincendeau, author of Jean-Pierre Melville: An American in Paris
- Interviews with Melville and actors Alain Delon, Francois Perier, Nathalie Delon, and Cathy Rosier
- Melville-Delon: D’honneur et de nuit (2011), a short documentary exploring the friendship between the director and the actor and their iconic collaboration on Le samouraï
- Trailer
- An essay by film scholar David Thomson, plus an appreciation by filmmaker John Woo and excerpts from Melville on Melville
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Restoration Information
Le samourai
Restoration by:
L Immagine Ritrovata
Year: 2023
Scanned at: 4K Digital
Restored at: 4K Digital
Sources:
35mm Interpositive
35mm Original camera negative
35mm Internegative
Release Notes on Restoration
Le samourai is presented in the aspect ratio of 1.85:1. This new 4K restoration, undertaken by The Criterion Collection and Pathe, was created from the 35 mm original camera negative, addition to a 35 mm internegative and 35 mm interpositive for some sections. The original monaural soundtrack was remastered from the 35 mm magnetic track. The feature is presented in HDR (high dynamic range) on the 4K Ultra HD disc, and high-definition SDR (standard dynamic range) on the Blu-ray.