Le Samouraï - (Jean-Pierre Melville;1967;France/Italy) -
A perfectionist hitman is put in peril between the police and his nervous employers when he leaves a few witnesses on a contract.
Could this be the greatest crime film of all time? Jef Costello is definitely the best hitman character I can come up with. This film proves to be a perfectly paced drama/suspense film. The Jazzy score is relaxing, and reflects the loneliness of the film wonderfully. The noir-ish cinematography is also a delight, full of grays and some blues. Alain Delon is piercing as Costello, in one of the best performances in a crime film, as the sociopath protagonist. It's also very influential, from Tarantino to Mann to movies like Leon or The Transporter. It could be loneliness, a gradual disintegration of hope, or even both. One thing is for sure, it's an excellent film, and one of the coolest around.
#1 Favorite

A must see.