Crime ·Thriller · France · 1970 · 2h 20m

Le Cercle Rouge

Le Cercle rouge

Le Cercle Rouge poster
Director
Jean-Pierre Melville
Cast
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
Crew
Henri Decaë — Director of Photography Jean-Pierre Melville — Editor Marie-Sophie Dubus — Editor Éric Demarsan — Original Music Composer Jean-Pierre Melville — Writer Robert Dorfmann — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Le Cercle Rouge — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
prisoncorruptionparis, franceescapepolicepimpex-copheistthiefgangmurderercriminal
Key Collaborators
Jean-Pierre Melville Director Henri Decaë Director of Photography Jean-Pierre Melville Editor Marie-Sophie Dubus Editor Éric Demarsan Original Music Composer Jean-Pierre Melville Writer Robert Dorfmann Producer Théobald Meurisse Production Design
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