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Le Cercle Rouge
No place to hide . . . nowhere to run . . .
No place to hide . . . nowhere to run . . .
Crime, Drama, Thriller - 1970
Le Cercle Rouge
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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.
Director:
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Jean-Pierre Melville
Cast:
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Yves Montand
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Gian Maria Volonté
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Alain Delon
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Paul Amiot
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Paul Crauchet
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Bourvil
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Pierre Collet
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André Ekyan

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Runtime:
140 min
Release date:
19 Oct 1970
Country:
FR, IT
Languages:
French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
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Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Melville's special achievement was to relocate the American gangster film in France, and to incorporate his own steely poetic and philosophical obsessions.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
One well-choreographed, beautifully shot and definitely cool cops-and-robbers film.
– Marta Barber,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep 2003
fresh:
I can't say that Cercle Rouge is an overlooked masterpiece, but it's an amazing antidote to the current style of filmmaking in which silence and causal relationships are routinely disregarded.
– Robert Denerstein,
Denver Rocky Mountain News,
15 Aug 2003
fresh:
If you ever wanted to know how to look good wearing a trenchcoat, lighting a cigarette, handling a revolver, drinking a whiskey or overpowering an armed guard, Jean-Pierre Melville's 1970 gangster drama is your guide.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
24 Jul 2003
fresh:
The director's penultimate work.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
27 Jun 2003
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