Le Cercle Rouge

1970 · directed by Jean-Pierre Melville

Rating

84/100

Hit

yes

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.

Le Cercle Rouge (1970), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Alain Delon
• Bourvil
• Gian Maria Volonté
• Yves Montand
• Paul Crauchet
• Paul Amiot
• Pierre Collet
• André Ekyan
• Jean-Pierre Posier
• François Périer

Crew

• Henri Decaë — Director of Photography
• Jean-Pierre Melville — Editor
• Marie-Sophie Dubus — Editor
• Éric Demarsan — Original Music Composer
• Jean-Pierre Melville — Writer

More from Jean-Pierre Melville

1. Army of Shadows (1969) — 87/100 · hit
2. Le Deuxième Souffle (1966) — 87/100 · hit
3. The Silence of the Sea (1949) — 85/100 · hit
4. Le Samouraï (1967) — 84/100 · hit
5. Le Doulos (1962) — 84/100 · hit
6. Léon Morin, Priest (1961) — 82/100 · hit

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