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76% Critic Match
Le Cercle Rouge
“No place to hide . . . nowhere to run . . .”
7.6 / 10• 1970• 2h 20m•NR• French
CrimeThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Alain Delon
Corey
Lead
Bourvil
Commissioner François Mattei
Gian Maria Volonté
Vogel
Yves Montand
Jansen
Paul Crauchet
The Receiver
Paul Amiot
Marchand, Inspector General of Police
Pierre Collet
Prison Guard
André Ekyan
Rico
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean-Pierre Melville's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Le Cercle Rouge is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
