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.
Cast
Alain Delon
Jef Costello
François Périer
Superintendant
Nathalie Delon
Jane Lagrange
Cathy Rosier
Valérie
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
Georges Casati
Damolini
Jacques Léonard
Garcia
Pierre Vaudier
Policeman of the night visit #1
Maurice Magalon
Policeman of the night visit #2
Gaston Meunier
Hotel Manager
Jean Gold
Night-Club customer #1
Georges Billy
Night-Club customer #2
Ari Aricardi
Poker Player
Guy Bonnafoux
Poker Player
Humberto Catalano
Inspector
Carl Lechner
Jef Lookalike
Maria Maneva
Girl with chewing-gum
Crew
Jean-Pierre Melville
Director, Screenplay
Georges Pellegrin
Screenplay, Assistant Director
Monique Bonnot
Editor
Yolande Maurette
Editor
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Raymond Borderie
Producer
Eugène Lépicier
Producer
François de Lamothe
Production Design, Set Decoration
Alex Pront
Sound Director
Robert Pouret
Sound Editor
René Longuet
Sound Engineer
François de Roubaix
Original Music Composer
Georges Casati
Production Manager
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