Le samouraï = The samurai
(DVD)
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2005].
ISBN
0780030184 :, 9780780030183
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomingdale Public Library - Adult AV | FOREIGN FRE SAM | On Shelf |
| Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks | DVD WORLD FRENCH SAMOURAI | On Shelf |
| Hinsdale Public Library - Stacks | DVD SAMOURAI | On Shelf |
| Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor | DVD FOREIGN FRENCH SAMOURAI | On Shelf |
| La Grange Park Public Library District - Main Level | DVD LES | On Shelf |
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2005].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
fre
ISBN
0780030184 :, 9780780030183
UPC
037429208526
Notes
General Note
Series numbering from container spine.
General Note
Originally released as a French motion picture in 1967.
General Note
"Enhanced for 16:9 televisions"--Disc label.
General Note
Recorded in Dolby digital mono.
General Note
"1.85:1 aspect ratio"--Container.
General Note
Special features: new video interviews with Jean-Pierre Melville historians Rui Nogueira and Ginette Vincendeau; collection of excerpts from archival interviews with Melville and actors Alain Delon, Cathy Rosier, Nathalie Delon and François Périer; theatrical trailer; a new essay by film scholar David Thomson and reprinted tribute by filmmaker John Woo.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Henri Decaë ; editing, Monique Bennot and Yo Maurette ; music, François de Roubaix ; DVD producer, Abbey Lustgarten.
Participants/Performers
Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, Caty Rosier, Jacques Leroy, Jean-Pierre Posier, Michel Boisrond.
Description
Jef Costello is a fedora and trench-coat wearing contract killer with samurai instincts. When Jef assassinates a nighclub 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.
System Details
DVD.
Language
French dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Local note
DVD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Melville, J., Delon, A., Périer, F., Delon, N., Rosier, C., Roubaix, F. d., Nogueira, R., Vincendeau, G., Thomson, D., & Woo, J. (2005). Le samouraï =: The samurai (Widescreen version.). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jean-Pierre Melville et al.. 2005. Le Samouraï =: The Samurai. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jean-Pierre Melville et al.. Le Samouraï =: The Samurai Criterion Collection, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Melville, Jean-Pierre, et al. Le Samouraï =: The Samurai Widescreen version., Criterion Collection, 2005.
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