Le Cercle Rouge (1970)

NR10/19/1970Crime, Thriller, Drama2h 20m
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No place to hide . . . nowhere to run . . .

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Alain Delon

    Corey

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    Bourvil

    Commissioner François Mattei

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    Gian Maria Volonté

    Vogel

  4. Cast 1

    Yves Montand

    Jansen

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    François Périer

    Santi

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    Paul Crauchet

    The Receiver

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    André Ekyan

    Rico

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    Paul Amiot

    Marchand, Inspector General of Police

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    Pierre Collet

    Prison Guard

Though it takes quite a while to get going, and I constantly wanted to rub that annoying moustache from the face of Alain Delon ("Corey") I really rather enjoyed this crime caper. Delon recruits the dapper ex-cop with a drink problem - "Jansen" (Yves Montand), and the recently escaped "Vogel" (Gian Maria Volontè) into his plan to rob an exclusive Parisian jewellers. Situated on the top floor of a town house with state of the art security, they must recce the scene and use all of their initiative and ingenuity to crack the systems and pinch - and dispose of - $20 million worth of loot. Simultan...