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O Ofício de Matar
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Cast
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François Périer | ... | |
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Nathalie Delon | ... |
Jane Lagrange
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Cathy Rosier | ... |
La pianiste
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Jacques Leroy | ... |
L'homme de la passerelle
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Michel Boisrond | ... |
Wiener
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Robert Favart | ... |
Le barman
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Jean-Pierre Posier | ... |
Olivier Rey
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Catherine Jourdan | ... |
La jeune fille du vestiaire
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Roger Fradet | ... |
1er inspecteur
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Carlo Nell | ... |
2ème inspecteur
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Robert Rondo | ... |
3ème inspecteur
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André Salgues | ... |
Le garagiste
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André Thorent | ... |
Policier - chauffeur de taxi
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Jacques Deschamps | ... |
Policier speaker
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Hitman Jef Costello is a perfectionist who always carefully plans his murders and who never gets caught. One night however, after killing a night-club owner, he's seen by witnesses. His efforts to provide himself with an alibi fail and more and more he gets driven into a corner. Written by &view=simple&sort=alpha">Leon Wolters <wolters@strw.LeidenUniv.nl>
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Language:
FrenchRelease Date:
3 November 1968 (Portugal) See more »Also Known As:
O Ofício de Matar See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$39,481 (USA) (28 February 1997)Gross:
$39,481 (USA) (28 February 1997)Company Credits
Production Co:
Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC), Fida Cinematografica, Filmel See more »
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Olivier Rey: He's a wounded wolf; now there will be a trail. He must be disposed of quickly.
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Melville worried how he was going to shoot the scene where Jef drives the stolen car right into the scrap garage. Without missing a beat, Delon drove the car down the narrow alley and into the garage in one shot. See more »Goofs
When rounding up suspects the inspector refers to the population as 10 million. The 1968 population of Paris city proper was only 2.6 million. The population of the urban area was only 8.2 million. See more »Quotes
Olivier Rey's associate: He's a lone wolf.Olivier Rey: He's a wounded wolf; now there will be a trail. He must be disposed of quickly.
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I just recently saw this film for the first time (a la Criterion) and I was completely blown away. This film can be summed up with a single word: minimalism.
This is a work of true cinema. Hollywood tends to forget that cinema is first and foremost a visual art. Le Samurai is a film that could've been made as a silent movie. The director establishes meaning not with dialog but with the best tools available to a director; editing, mise en scenes, cinematography and composition. There is a constant feeling of solitude and isolation. Even when the protagonist finds himself in large groups, his face is pale, his eyes are cast downward and he is still a constant outsider.
On another note, the film looks surprisingly modern. There's none of the graininess of many other 60s and 70s films. Rather, the lighting and the whole visual aesthetic is pitch perfect, from the black and white nightclub (dualism) to the sparse gray apartment to the subterranean eeriness of the Paris subway.
Personally, I would not recommend this film to people not interested in real cinema, people who like 'movies' rather than 'film', simply because there's a strong possibility it will seem extremely annoying and boring to you. On the other hand, if you're a fan of serious cinema, do yourself a favor and watch this film.