Le Cercle Rouge

• 7.6 Crime
• 1970-10-19
• 140 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Alain Delon (Corey) Bourvil (Commissioner François Mattei) Gian Maria Volonté (Vogel) Yves Montand (Jansen) François Périer (Santi) Paul Crauchet (The Receiver) André Ekyan (Rico) Paul Amiot (Marchand, Inspector General of Police) Pierre Collet (Prison Guard) Jean-Pierre Posier (Mattei's Assistant)

Director:

Jean-Pierre Melville

Writer:

Jean-Pierre Melville