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|picture = LeSamourai.jpg
|picture = LeSamourai.jpg
|caption = ''Original French Poster''
|caption = ''Original French Poster''
|country = [[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France<BR>[[Image:ITA.jpg|25px]] Italy
|country = [[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France <br> [[Image:ITA.jpg|25px]] Italy
|director = [[Jean-Pierre Melville]]
|director = [[Jean-Pierre Melville]]
|date= 1967
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John Woo's [[The Killer]] and Jim Jarmusch's [[Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai]] were inspired by this film, though also they are considered genre classics in their own right.  
John Woo's [[The Killer]] and Jim Jarmusch's [[Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai]] were inspired by this film, though also they are considered genre classics in their own right.  


The film stars [[Alain Delon]] as loner, a meditative assassin, whose principles cause him to behave as a medieval samurai. He is double-crossed by the police and mafia as well as trying to understand why a witness to one of his assassinations, a pianist girl Valerie ([[Cathy Rosier]]) helped him by pretending to not recognize him when interviewed by the police.
The film stars [[Alain Delon]] as loner, a meditative assassin, whose principles cause him to behave as a medieval samurai. He is double-crossed by the police and mafia as well as trying to understand why a witness to one of his assassinations, a pianist girl Valerie (Cathy Rosier) helped him by pretending to not recognize him when interviewed by the police.


'''The following weapons were used in the film Le Samouraï:'''
'''The following weapons were used in the film Le Samouraï:'''
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[[Image:Le_samourai_m1911_6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jef threatens Gunman with his own M1911.]]
[[Image:Le_samourai_m1911_6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jef threatens Gunman with his own M1911.]]


== Arminius HW-1 ==
Olivier Rey's ([[Jean-Pierre Posier]]) revolver appears to be an [[Arminius HW-1]].
[[Image:Arminius HW1.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Arminius HW-1 starter revolver]]
[[Image:Le_samourai_olivier_rey_revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Olivier Rey aims his revolver at Jef. This is the clearest shot of it.]]


==Hard to recognize Detective Snub style revolvers==
==Hard to recognize Detective Snub style revolvers==
There are many Detective Snub style revolvers in this movie used by Marty, Olivier Rey and the police inspectors. All of these guns are out-of-focus, or there's other circumstances (such as typical-for-noir minimalist lighting), which makes them difficult to recognize. It's possible that Marty's and Rey's revolvers are the same prop.
There are many Detective Snub style revolvers in this movie used by Marty, Olivier Rey and the police inspectors. All of these guns are out-of-focus, or there's other circumstances (such as typical-for-noir minimalist lighting), which makes them difficult to recognize.
[[Image:Le_samourai_marty_revolver.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Marty aims his revolver at Jef.]]
[[Image:Le_samourai_marty_revolver.JPG|thumb|none|600px|Marty aims his revolver at Jef.]]
[[Image:Le_samourai_olivier_rey_revolver.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Olivier Rey aims his revolver at Jef. This is the clearest shot of it.]]
[[Image:Le_samourai_police_revolvers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the police inspectors aims his revolver at Jef, after firing it.]]
[[Image:Le_samourai_police_revolvers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the police inspectors aims his revolver at Jef, after firing it.]]
[[Image:Le_samourai_police_revolvers2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another police inspector fires his revolver at Jef...]]
[[Image:Le_samourai_police_revolvers2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another police inspector fires his revolver at Jef...]]

Latest revision as of 03:21, 4 February 2023


Le Samouraï
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Original French Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing France
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Italy
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
Release Date 1967
Language French
Studio Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC)
Fida Cinematografica
Filmel
Distributor Artists International
Main Cast
Character Actor
Jef Costello Alain Delon
The Commissioner François Périer
Jane Lagrange Nathalie Delon
Valerie Cathy Rosier


Le Samouraï is a cult 1967 neo-noir film by french master of the genre Jean-Pierre Melville. The film is also known as "The Godson", though it rarely translated in English because it is an understandable title even when not translated (i.e. The Samurai)). This film established new neo-noir movement separated from classic film-noir and inspired many films in one way or another.

John Woo's The Killer and Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai were inspired by this film, though also they are considered genre classics in their own right.

The film stars Alain Delon as loner, a meditative assassin, whose principles cause him to behave as a medieval samurai. He is double-crossed by the police and mafia as well as trying to understand why a witness to one of his assassinations, a pianist girl Valerie (Cathy Rosier) helped him by pretending to not recognize him when interviewed by the police.

The following weapons were used in the film Le Samouraï:


WARNING! CONTAINS SPOILERS


Smith & Wesson Model 10

Jef Costello (Alain Delon) works as an assassin and uses Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers provided to him by garage keeper (André Salgues), who also changes number plates on Citroen DS cars stolen by Jef using huge ring of keys. We see such a scene two times in the movie and it's hinted that it's become a routine for both.

The First One

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Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver - .38 Special.

The first revolver given to Jef by garage keeper used by him to kill "Marty's" bar owner Marty (played by an unknown actor). He shoots him three times and then tosses the revolver, after also using it as a weapon when the blonde gunman (Jacques Leroy) tries to kill him on a bridge.

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Jef examines his revolver after receiving it from garage keeper.
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Jef (in stylish white gloves) aims his revolver at Marty.
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Jef fires his revolver at Marty.

The Second

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Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver - .38 Special. Features a different sight than the one in the movie.

The second revolver given to Jef by the garage keeper (who tells him that it's their last case) differs slightly (different sight) and is used to kill a mysterious gangster named Olivier Rey (Jean-Pierre Posier), who's behind the previous assassinations. He, as usual, fires at Rey three times. This revolver also plays significant role in the ending.

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Jef aims his revolver at Rey.
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Jef fires his revolver at Olivier Rey, who was about to kill him with his own revolver.
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Jef examines his revolver in the car before his last visit in "Marty's".
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Close-up of the bullets.
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Jef dies, holding his revolver next to his heart.
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The Commissioner (François Périer) picked up Costello's weapon and brought it show to Valerie.
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The Commissioner opens the revolver ...
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... revealing that there was no reason to actually shoot Jef, and it was more like honorable samurai suicide than an assassination attempt.

M1911

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Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP

Blonde Gunman's weapon of choice is an original M1911 first issued to the U.S. Military during WWI. He aims it at Jef in the iconic scene while talking about Jef's next case. Perhaps he also wounded Jef's arm with the same weapon during the bridge shootout. Jef disarms the gunman and aims it on the blonde man to find out the identity of Olivier Rey and his home address.

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Gunman aims his M1911 at Jef.
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Gunman aims his M1911 at Jef. You can clearly see many details of the gun in this shot.
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Gunman aims his M1911 on Jef, while he's sitting like nothing's happened. Iconic shot.
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Even more iconic shot, used in American VHS cover art.
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Jef threatens Gunman with his own M1911.


Arminius HW-1

Olivier Rey's (Jean-Pierre Posier) revolver appears to be an Arminius HW-1.

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Arminius HW-1 starter revolver
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Olivier Rey aims his revolver at Jef. This is the clearest shot of it.

Hard to recognize Detective Snub style revolvers

There are many Detective Snub style revolvers in this movie used by Marty, Olivier Rey and the police inspectors. All of these guns are out-of-focus, or there's other circumstances (such as typical-for-noir minimalist lighting), which makes them difficult to recognize.

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Marty aims his revolver at Jef.
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One of the police inspectors aims his revolver at Jef, after firing it.
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Another police inspector fires his revolver at Jef...
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...and continues aiming it.
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Third inspector fires his revolver thus making three people in the movie killed by three shots each.