Le Cercle Rouge

Le Cercle Rouge

1970 · 140 min · FR · NR · 7.6 (559 votes)
Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville · Starring Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonté, Yves Montand, François Périer, Paul Crauchet · Music Éric Demarsan

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

ThrillerCrime

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.

VIBE

Immerse yourself in a world of cool, calculated precision and inescapable destiny. This is a masterclass in meticulous tension, where every glance and gesture carries weight. It's a stylish, almost meditative journey into the professional underworld, underscored by a palpable sense of fatalism and a quiet, compelling intensity.

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