Le Samourai (Criterion Collection)

Cool and detached hit man Jef Costello (Alain Delon) always conducted his deadly trade by his own version of the samurai Bushido, or code of honor. He'll find his credo sorely tested when his latest contract killing nets both a tenacious police pursuit and deadly treachery from his employer. Jean-Pierre Melville's moody and much-heralded thriller co-stars François Périer, Nathalie Delon, Cathy Rosier. 105 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French mono; Subtitles: English; featurettes. In French with English subtitles.