Movie
Rififi
...Means Trouble!
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Rififi opened in theaters June 5, 1956. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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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Cast
Jean ServaisTony le Stéphanois
Carl MöhnerJo le Suedois
Robert ManuelMario Ferrati
Janine DarceyLouise
Pierre GrassetLouis Grutter aka Louis le Tatoué
Robert HosseinRémi Grutter
Marcel LupoviciPierre Grutter
Dominique MaurinTonioCredits
- Directed by
- Jules Dassin
- Written by
- Auguste Le Breton, René Wheeler, Auguste Le Breton
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- Du rififi chez les hommes
- Budget
- $200K
- Box office
- $460K
Production
- Indusfilms
- Société Nationale Pathé Cinéma
- Prima Films