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The Driver
Why this pick
Like Le Samouraï, it builds cool, near-wordless tension around an immaculate professional pursued through a stripped-back urban underworld.
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MOVIE1967 1h 45m FRA
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
After professional hitman Jef Costello is seen by witnesses, his efforts to provide himself an alibi drive him further into a corner.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
François Périer
Superintendant
Alain Delon
Jef Costello
Michel Boisrond
Wiener
André Thorent
Policier - chauffeur de taxi
Guy Bonnafoux
Un joueur de poker