Rififi
Du rififi chez les hommes
France • 1955 • 1h 58m
Director
#115Criterion Collection →Synopsis
Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during Tony's absence. Expanding a minor smash-and-grab into a full-scale jewel heist, Tony and his crew appear to get away clean, but their actions after the job is completed threaten the lives of everyone involved.
Synopsis
Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during Tony's absence. Expanding a minor smash-and-grab into a full-scale jewel heist, Tony and his crew appear to get away clean, but their actions after the job is completed threaten the lives of everyone involved.
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Credits
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DirectorJules Dassin
WriterRené Wheeler, Auguste Le Breton
CinematographerPhilippe Agostini
ComposerGeorges Auric
EditorRoger Dwyre
ProducerPierre Cabaud, René Bezard, Henri Bérard