Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- French
- Country
- France, Italy
- Violence
- Moderate
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
- In French — subtitles on.
The story
After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts, finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him.
- paris
- france
- police
- hitman
- jazz club
- treason
- stakeout
- french noir
- contract killer
- mysterious
- professional assassin
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Michel Boisrond — Wiener
- Catherine Jourdan — Locker Room Girl
- Jean-Pierre Posier — Olivier Rey
- Robert Favart — Bartender
- Jacques Leroy — Walkway Man
- Roger Fradet — Inspector #1
- Carlo Nell — Inspector #2
- Robert Rondo — Inspector #3
- André Salgues — Garage Owner
- André Thorent — Policeman / Taxi Driver
- Jacques Deschamps — Policeman Speaker
- Directed
- Jean-Pierre Melville
Production
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 · 1,272 ratings
- Studio
- Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique, Fida Cinematografica, Filmel, TC Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
