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Samouraï (Le) AKA The Godson AKA Frank Costello, faccia d'angelo (1967)
"There is no greater solitude than that of the samurai unless it is that of the tiger in the jungle... perhaps..."Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Interview with Alain Delon from a 1962 episode of the French television show Cinépanorama featuring an extract from his first film "Quand la femme s'en mêle" (7:23)
Photo Gallery (37 images)
Poster Gallery (12 images)
Filmographies
- Alain Delon
- Jean-Pierre Melville
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras are in French with subtitles.
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Extras:"Authors on Melville" 2005 interviews
- Rui Nogueira (13:00)
- Ginette Vincendeau (18:43)
"The Lineup" archival interviews (24:13)
- Jean Pierre Melville on Variances from 1970 (10:19)
- "Fire at Rue Jenner Studio": Jean Pierre Melville on Journal de Paris from 1967 (2:10)
- Alain Delon on Monsieur cinéma from 1967 (4:03)
- Nathalie Delon on Cinéma from 1968 (2:37)
- Cathy Rosier on Le petit cinéma de Georges de Caunes from 1970 (3:48)
- François Périer on Portrait d'un comédien from 1982 (1:15)
Theatrical Trailer (3:29) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Restored high-definition digital transfer.
Ginette Vincendeau interview is in English, with no subtitles.
All other extras are in French, with optional English subtitles.
Includes a 30-page booklet featuring an essay by film scholar David Thomson, an appreciation by filmmaker John Woo, and excerpts from 'Melville on Melville' by Rui Nogueira. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
"Melville-Delon: D'honneur et de nuit" 2011 featurette by Olivier Bohler (23 mins)
Interview with Alain Delon on Monsieur cinéma from 1967 (5:16)
Interview with Jean-Pierre Melville on the set from 1967 (4:09)
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Subtitles:French HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Digibook
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Notes:48-page digibook in French featuring "Disparaître de son vivant" by Jean-Baptiste Thoret.
Reportedly features a very poor transfer. - Specifications to be confirmed
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Subtitles:Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The aspect ratio of this release is unconfirmed.
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OVERALL: Draw
The US release has the most extras, but each of the French releases feature exclusive extras (exact specifications TBC on the Pathe release).
Note that the French TF1 release features a different aspect ratio, the transfer on the French Pathe release is said to be very poor, and neither release is fully English-friendly.
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CUTS:
- R0 France- TF1 Video - No cuts (100:45 PAL).
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (105:19 NTSC).
- R2 Limited Edition Dual Format + Book France- Pathe! Distribution - No cuts (100:39 PAL).
- R2 Japan- Imagica - No cuts.
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Comparison added by David on 02/05/03
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 24/10/21UPDATE LOG:
02/05/03: Initial entry.
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31/03/11: Fixed typo in film title and updated the Tagline.
30/05/20: Updated extras & notes on US & French releases; added France runtime; added Caps-a-holic link & Amazon links; updated Winner notes.
24/10/21: Added French Pathe release.
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