The Red Circle
1970 · Movie · NR · 140 min · ★ 7.6 · 93% critics
After a man is released from prison and vows to stay out of trouble, a chance meeting with a fugitive pulls him back into crime. He teams up with two unlikely partners to plan a meticulous jewelry heist, while a determined police commissioner closes in and the pressure mounts from all sides.
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Details
- Original title
- Le Cercle rouge
- Years
- 1970
- Release date
- 1970-10-19
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (726 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a quiet, methodical French crime story with a detailed jewel heist and a steady sense of pursuit, in the vein of Rififi or Bob le Flambeur; Not for you if slow pacing frustrates you.
Pros: meticulous heist tension; cool, moody atmosphere; strong ensemble performances | Cons: very slow buildup; thin character depth; some implausible moments
Themes
- prison
- corruption
- paris, france
- escape
- police
- pimp
- ex-cop
- heist
- thief
- gang
- murderer
- criminal
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Cast & crew
Alain Delon
as Corey
Bourvil
as Commissioner François Mattei
Gian Maria Volonté
as Vogel
Yves Montand
as Jansen
François Périer
as Santi
Paul Crauchet
as The Receiver
André Ekyan
as Rico
Paul Amiot
as Marchand, Inspector General of Police
Pierre Collet
as Prison Guard
Jean-Pierre Posier
as Mattei's Assistant
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville