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Le Cercle Rouge

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Le Cercle Rouge
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R,2hrs 15min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Release:
1970
Director:
Jean-Pierre Melville
Distributor:
Criterion
Starring:
Yves Montand, Alain Delon, Bourvil  ...more
Synopsis: Corey (Alain Delon) is the young gun in the French underworld who has just been released from prison. Escaped convict Vogel (Gian-Maria Volonté) hides in the trunk of Corey's car. The two enlist the help of an alcoholic former cop (Yves Montand) for an elaborate jewelry-store robbery. Police inspector Mattei (Bourvil) whom Vogel escaped in the beginning of the film is on the case trying to recapture the criminals. He is not opposed to using blackmail techniques to get answers out of the unwilling ... Full Synopsis
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Mark Deming, AMG Review
Part of the genius of Jean-Pierre Melville was that he was able to take the formal elements of the crime film and put a thoroughly individual stamp on them -- his best films take the stuff of a thousand grade-B thrillers and invest them with a singular intelligence and quiet cool. On the surface, Le Cercle Rouge concerns two criminals thrown into a slightly uneasy alliance with a corrupt and alcoholic ... Full Review
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