Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
No place to hide . . . nowhere to run . . .
- Released
- Runtime 2h 20m
- Director Jean-Pierre Melville
- Genres Crime Drama Thriller
- Rating 7.6/10 (750 votes)
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.
Cast
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Alain Delon
as Corey
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Bourvil
as Commissioner François Mattei
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Gian Maria Volonté
as Vogel
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Yves Montand
as Jansen
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Paul Crauchet
as The Receiver
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Paul Amiot
as Marchand, Inspector General of Police
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Pierre Collet
as Prison Guard
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André Ekyan
as Rico
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Jean-Pierre Posier
as Mattei's Assistant
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François Périer
as Santi
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Yves Arcanel
as Committing Magistrate
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René Berthier
as Judiciary Police Director
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Jean-Marc Boris
as Jean-Marc, Santi's Son
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Jean Champion
as Level-crossing guard
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Yvan Chiffre
as Policeman
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Anna Douking
as Corey's old girlfriend
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Robert Favart
as Salesman at Mauboussin
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Roger Fradet
as Policeman
Crew
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Jean-Pierre Melville
Director
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Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
- Marie-Sophie Dubus Editor
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Jean-Pierre Melville
Editor
- Éric Demarsan Original Music Composer
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Robert Dorfmann
Producer
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Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer
