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Le deuxième souffle

With his customary restraint and ruthless attention to detail, director Jean-Pierre Melville follows the parallel tracks of French underworld criminal Gu (Lino Ventura), escaped from prison and roped into one last robbery, and the suave inspector, Blot (Paul Meurisse), relentlessly seeking him.

Jean-Pierre Melville France, 1966
DVD

Le samouraï

In a career-defining performance, Alain Delon plays Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts.

Jean-Pierre Melville France, 1967
DCP, Blu-ray, DVD

Le silence de la mer

Jean-Pierre Melville began his superb feature filmmaking career with this powerful adaptation of an influential underground novel written during the Nazi occupation of France.

Jean-Pierre Melville France, 1949
Blu-ray, DVD