When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find him.
Title | Le Cercle Rouge |
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Year | 1970 |
Genre | Crime, Thriller |
Country | France, Italy |
Studio | Euro International Films, Les Films Corona, Selenia Cinematografica |
Cast | Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonté, Yves Montand, François Périer, Paul Crauchet |
Crew | Jean-Pierre Melville (Editor), Jacques Dorfmann (Line Producer), Jean-Pierre Melville (Director), Henri Decaë (Director of Photography), Robert Dorfmann (Producer), Éric Demarsan (Original Music Composer) |
Keyword | prison, corruption, paris, france, escape, police, pimp, heist, thief, gang, murderer, custody, jewel, aristocratic |
Release | Oct 19, 1970 |
Runtime | 140 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.60 / 10 by 641 users |