# The best Alain Delon films

From Purple Noon to Le Samouraï: the great roles of French cinema's leopard, based on Monsieur Vintage, AlloCiné and the SensCritique tops.

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- Mar 19, 2025 · celine_episode
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## Top 10

1. **Le Samouraï (1967)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Jef Costello, a lone hitman, for Melville.
2. **Any Number Can Win (1963)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The Cannes casino heist with Jean Gabin.
3. **Purple Noon (1960)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tom Ripley under the Italian sun, by René Clément.
4. **The Leopard (1963)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tancredi, Prince Salina's ambitious nephew, for Visconti.
5. **Rocco and His Brothers (1960)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A southern family in Milan, by Visconti.
6. **Le Cercle Rouge (1970)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A Place Vendôme jewel heist with Bourvil and Montand.
7. **La Piscine (1969)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A tense summer in Saint-Tropez with Romy Schneider.
8. **L'Eclisse (1962)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A stockbroker in Rome, opposite Monica Vitti, for Antonioni.
9. **Mr. Klein (1976)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — An art dealer mistaken for a Jewish namesake under the Occupation.
10. **The Sicilian Clan (1969)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — With Gabin and Ventura, for Henri Verneuil.
11. **Borsalino (1970)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Two gangsters in Marseille with Belmondo.
12. **Un flic (1972)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Inspector Coleman, Melville's last film.
13. **Two Men in Town (1973)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — An ex-convict and his probation officer, Jean Gabin.
14. **Our Story (1984)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The role that won him the César for best actor.
15. **Is Paris Burning? (1966)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The liberation of Paris, by René Clément.

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