Le Samourai The Killer

French director Jean-Pierre Melville evokes American hardboiled crime fiction in Le Samourai. Hong Kong action master John Woo pays direct homage to Melville in The Killer. French director Jean-Pierre Melville evokes American hardboiled crime fiction in Le Samourai, which stars the charismatic Alain Delon as a brooding but glacial hit man. (1967; 101 mins.)

Hong Kong action master John Woo pays direct homage to Melville in The Killer. Chow Yun-Fat plays a disillusioned assassin with a heart of gold, who carries out his deadly duties with the help of Woo's amazing visual effects. (1989; 110 mins.)