El silencio de un hombre

Synopsis of El silencio de un hombre

«El silencio de un hombre» (Le Samouraï) is the movie by Jean-Pierre Melville (1967), starring Alain Delon, on DVD.

Jef Costello is a methodical hitman who acts with almost ritual precision. When a job goes wrong, several witnesses see him and he becomes the center of a conspiracy that pits the police against his own employers. Melville builds a thriller of minimalist atmosphere and slow pace, an intrigue about solitude, fate and identity, within the tradition of French film noir.

DVD edition from the Grandes Mitos del Cine collection, published by ABC under the Manga Films label.

For film buffs interested in European film noir and in the filmography of Jean-Pierre Melville and Alain Delon.