Movie
Le Cercle Rouge
No place to hide . . . nowhere to run . . .
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.
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Synopsis
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.
More about Le Cercle Rouge
Cast
Alain DelonCorey
BourvilCommissioner François Mattei
Gian Maria VolontéVogel
Yves MontandJansen
Paul CrauchetThe Receiver
Paul AmiotMarchand, Inspector General of Police
Pierre ColletPrison Guard
André EkyanRicoCredits
- Directed by
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Written by
- Jean-Pierre Melville
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
Production
- Euro International FilmsItaly
- Les Films CoronaFrance
- Selenia CinematograficaItaly
- Fono RomaItaly
- ComacicoFrance
