Rififi
1955 · directed by Jules Dassin
- Rating
- 85/100
- Hit
- yes
Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during Tony's absence. Expanding a minor smash-and-grab into a full-scale jewel heist, Tony and his crew appear to get away clean, but their actions after the job is completed threaten the lives of everyone involved.
Rififi (1955), directed by Jules Dassin, rates 85/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Jean Servais
- Carl Möhner
- Robert Manuel
- Janine Darcey
- Pierre Grasset
- Robert Hossein
- Marcel Lupovici
- Dominique Maurin
- Magali Noël
- Marie Sabouret
Crew
- Philippe Agostini — Director of Photography
- Roger Dwyre — Editor
- Georges Auric — Original Music Composer
- Auguste Le Breton — Screenplay
- René Wheeler — Screenplay
More from Jules Dassin
- Thieves' Highway (1949) — 84/100 · hit
- Night and the City (1950) — 80/100 · hit
- Brute Force (1947) — 79/100
- Topkapi (1964) — 78/100
- The Naked City (1948) — 76/100
- Never on Sunday (1960) — 69/100
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