Le Cercle Rouge
1970 · TMDB 7.6 · Le Cercle rouge
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
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.
Why it matters
Melville's late masterpiece, in which an escaped convict, a released prisoner, and a corrupt ex-policeman converge on a jewellery heist. The film's colour palette and stillness have influenced everyone from Michael Mann to John Woo.
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Released
- 1970-10-19
- Studio
- Euro International Films
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- TMDB score
- 7.6
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