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Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
“No place to hide . . . nowhere to run . . .”
Crime, Drama, Thriller · 2h 20m
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.
Cast
Alain Delon
Corey
Bourvil
Commissioner François Mattei
Gian Maria Volonté
Vogel
Yves Montand
Jansen
Paul Crauchet
The Receiver
Paul Amiot
Marchand, Inspector General of Police
Pierre Collet
Prison Guard
André Ekyan
Rico
Jean-Pierre Posier
Mattei's Assistant
François Périer
Santi
Yves Arcanel
Committing Magistrate
René Berthier
Judiciary Police Director
Crew
- Director
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Writer
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Director of Photography
- Henri Decaë
- Original Music Composer
- Éric Demarsan
- Editor
- Marie-Sophie Dubus, Jean-Pierre Melville
- Producer
- Robert Dorfmann
Details
- Original title
- Le Cercle rouge
- Release date
- 1970-10-19
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France, Italy
- Production
- Euro International Films, Les Films Corona, Selenia Cinematografica, Fono Roma, Comacico