Jean-Pierre Melville · 1960s

3 films directed by Jean-Pierre Melville from the 1960s, on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including Le Samouraï.

Decade

All 5 1950s 1 1960s 3 1970s 1

Year

All 3 1960 0 1961 0 1962 1 1963 0 1964 0 1965 0 1966 0 1967 1 1968 0 1969 1

Le Samouraï(1967)

8.0/10

dir. Jean-Pierre Melville

S-Tier

After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts, finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Army of Shadows(1969)

7.9/10

dir. Jean-Pierre Melville

A-Tier

Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray (France)

Le Doulos(1962)

7.4/10

dir. Jean-Pierre Melville

A-Tier

A-Tier Kino Lorber 4K. Melville's noir about informers. The UK Blu-ray was the previous go-to before Kino's 4K arrived, and the cafe scenes benefit most from the cleaner master.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray