Le Cercle rouge (1970)
- Directed by
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Genre
- drama film, heist film, crime film, neo-noir
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 732 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A recently released prisoner and an escaped criminal team up with an ex-police sharpshooter to plan a jewel heist. The film follows their careful preparations and the long silent robbery itself.
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What happens
Le Cercle Rouge (French pronunciation: [lə sɛʁkl ʁuʒ]; "The Red Circle") is a 1970 French crime film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. It stars Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonté, François Périer and Yves Montand. The film is known for its climactic heist sequence which is about half an hour in length and has almost no dialogue. The film's title refers to an epigraph which Melville made up, just as he did in Le Samouraï. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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