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Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
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No place to hide . . . nowhere to run . . .
A man is released from a 5-year prison term on the same day a convicted murderer escapes from a train. The two men’s paths cross and, together with an alcoholic ex-cop, they plan the perfect heist (an astonishing, completely wordless 30-minute masterstroke). This was Melville’s biggest commercial success in France and perhaps his most perfectly realised crime film. The flawless cast features a set of quintessential Melvillian trench coated anti-heroes played by Alain Delon, Yves Montand and Gian Maria Volonté.
Synopsis by Adrian Danks.
Rating
M
Language
French
Cast
Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonté, Yves Montand
Director
Jean-Pierre Melville
