Le Samouraï

1967 French-Italien film by Jean-Pierre Melville
Movie film Q618499
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Le Samouraï

Summary

Le Samouraï is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,659 views/month, #749 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Le Samouraï's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Le Samouraï was directed by Jean-Pierre Melville[4].
  • Jean-Pierre Melville wrote the screenplay for Le Samouraï[5].
  • Le Samouraï's composer is recorded as François de Roubaix[6].
  • Le Samouraï's genre is neo-noir[7].
  • Le Samouraï's genre is crime film[8].
  • Le Samouraï's genre is drama film[9].
  • A cast member of Le Samouraï was Alain Delon[10].
  • A cast member of Le Samouraï was François Périer[11].
  • A cast member of Le Samouraï was Michel Boisrond[12].
  • A cast member of Le Samouraï was Nathalie Delon[13].
  • A cast member of Le Samouraï was Cathy Rosier[14].
  • A cast member of Le Samouraï was Catherine Jourdan[15].
  • A cast member of Le Samouraï was André Thorent[16].
  • A cast member of Le Samouraï was Carlo Nell[17].
  • A cast member of Le Samouraï was Gaston Meunier[18].
  • A cast member of Le Samouraï was Georges Billy[19].
  • A cast member of Le Samouraï was Jacques Deschamps[20].
  • A cast member of Le Samouraï was Jacques Léonard[21].
  • A cast member of Le Samouraï was Jean Gold[22].
  • A cast member of Le Samouraï was Maurice Magalon[23].
  • A cast member of Le Samouraï was Robert Favart[24].
  • A cast member of Le Samouraï was Roger Fradet[25].
  • A cast member of Le Samouraï was Adrien Cayla-Legrand[26].
  • Le Samouraï was produced by Raymond Borderie[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Le Samouraï was produced by Raymond Borderie[27]. It was directed by Jean-Pierre Melville[4]. Jean-Pierre Melville wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Alain Delon[10], François Périer[11], Michel Boisrond[12], Nathalie Delon[13], Cathy Rosier[14], and Catherine Jourdan[15].

Publication

Le Samouraï was published on October 25, 1967[28]. The original language of it was French[29]. Genres include neo-noir[7], crime film[8], and drama film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[30].

Reception

Reviews include 8.4/10[31] and 100%[32].

Why It Matters

Le Samouraï ranks in the top 0.8% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,659 views/month, #749 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23h ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id 44916
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7222]]: 44916, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/258711528|サムライ(1967) (#258711528)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7457|Eiga.com movie]] #mix'n"
  2. 1d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 62229
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 62229, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  3. 9d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id 15031
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 15031, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  4. 6w ago · Máté · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eirin film rating G
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2756]]: [[Q23790275]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1784446188936"
  5. 9w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 le-samourai
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14551]]: le-samourai, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295961434|LE SAMOURAÏ (#295961434)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema ritro"
  6. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1967-10-25T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Jean-Pierre Melville
    Duration {'amount': '+98'}
    Set during recurring event April
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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