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Watch NowLe Cercle Rouge (1970)
PG
11/11/1971 (GB)
Crime, Thriller
2h 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.
- Jean-Pierre MelvilleDirector, Writer
Original Title
Le Cercle rouge
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Keywords
- prison
- corruption
- paris, france
- escape
- police
- pimp
- ex-cop
- heist
- thief
- gang
- murderer
- criminal
- convict
- sharpshooter
- alcoholic
- jewelry heist
- police commissioner
- former police officer
Top Billed Cast
Alain Delon
Corey
Bourvil
Commissioner François Mattei
Gian Maria Volonté
Vogel
Yves Montand
Jansen
François Périer
Santi
Paul Crauchet
The Receiver
André Ekyan
Rico
Paul Amiot
Marchand, Inspector General of Police
Pierre Collet
Prison Guard
Jean-Pierre Posier
Mattei's Assistant
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