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Le Cercle Rouge (1970)

Le Cercle Rouge (1970)

Crime Thriller

No place to hide . . . nowhere to run . . .

Release Date: 1970, October 19
Directors: Jean-Pierre Melville
Countries: France, Italy
Production: Euro International Films, Les Films Corona, Selenia Cinematografica
Cast: Guy Henry, Gian Maria Volonté, Robert Favart, Alain Delon, Bourvil, Jean Champion, Jean-Pierre Posier, Yves Montand, François Périer, Pierre Collet, Yvan Chiffre, Jacques Leroy

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

alcoholic thief escape police heist corruption prison paris, france murderer gang convict pimp jewelry heist criminal ex-cop sharpshooter former police officer police commissioner