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.… Read more
94% ★★★★★ (32,069)
Le Cercle Rouge
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Movie · Crime · Thriller · NR
1970 · 2h 20m · ★ 94% (32K)
No place to hide . . . nowhere to run . . .
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Starring: Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonté
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.
Director
Jean-Pierre Melville
Production
Euro International Films, Les Films Corona, Selenia Cinematografica
Cast
Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonté, Yves Montand, Paul Crauchet, Paul Amiot, Pierre Collet, André Ekyan, Jean-Pierre Posier, François Périer, Yves Arcanel, René Berthier, Jean-Marc Boris, Jean Champion, Yvan Chiffre, Anna Douking, Robert Favart, Roger Fradet, Édouard Francomme, Jean Franval