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Jean-Pierre Melville's hugely influential film remains a cornerstone of the crime genre. Recently released from prison, thief Corey (Alain Delon) finds himself caught up in a dangerous triangle with a mysterious woman (Gian Maria Volonte) and an ex-cop with some issues of his own (Yves Montand). Melville's film is the epitome .. Read more
| Starring | Alain Delon, Andre Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonte, Yves Montand |
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| Director | Jean-Pierre Melville |
| Genres | Thriller, World Cinema |
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Jean-Pierre Melville's hugely influential film remains a cornerstone of the crime genre. Recently released from prison, thief Corey (Alain Delon) finds himself caught up in a dangerous triangle with a mysterious woman (Gian Maria Volonte) and an ex-cop with some issues of his own (Yves Montand). Melville's film is the epitome of cool, with muted moody cinematography and stellar set design. Featuring another standout performance from Delon, LE CERCLE ROUGE is a bona fide crime classic.
| Starring | Alain Delon, Andre Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonte, Yves Montand, Paul Crauchet, Pierre Collet |
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| Director | Jean-Pierre Melville |
| Studio | Elevation |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 20 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 20 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Thriller, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French Blu-ray: French |
| Subtitles | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 1970 To Rent: DVD: 26 Apr 2004 Blu-ray: 13 Sep 2010 |
Melville's special achievement was to relocate the American gangster film in France, and to incorporate his own... read more on Time Out
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Fine piece of film noir
Released prisoner Corey (Alain Delon) teams up with an escaped convict and ex-cop to pull off an jewellery heist but hot on their trail is the experienced ... read more »
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Nostalgia at its best
Wonderful stuff. Really dated but still good. It captures the 70's fashion for men really well too - macs !!! It is a classic and film noir and thoroughly ... read more »
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Formidable et cool!
Great film noir. As other reviewers have said, there is so much that modern day film-makers could learn from this.
It's amazing that it was made ... read more »
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Did I see the same movie as the other reviewers?
Having seen some of the adulatory reviews on this site I can only wonder if we were watching the same movie! What I saw was dull and routine, just like an ... read more »