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Le Cercle Rouge( 1970)

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No place to hide . . . nowhere to run . . .

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Alain Delon

      Corey

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      Bourvil

      Commissioner François Mattei

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      Gian Maria Volonté

      Vogel

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      Yves Montand

      Jansen

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      François Périer

      Santi

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      Paul Crauchet

      The Receiver

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      André Ekyan

      Rico

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      Paul Amiot

      Marchand, Inspector General of Police

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      Pierre Collet

      Prison Guard

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      Jean-Pierre Posier

      Mattei's Assistant

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      Yves Arcanel

      Committing magistrate

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      René Berthier

      Judiciary Police Director

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      Anna Douking

      Corey's old girlfriend

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      Jean-Marc Boris

      Jean-Marc, Santi's Son

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      Robert Favart

      Salesman at Mauboussin

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      Jean Franval

      Hotel keeper

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      Jean Champion

      Level-crossing guard

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      Yvan Chiffre

      Policeman

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      Roger Fradet

      Policeman

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      Jean-Pierre Janic

      Paul, Rico's henchman

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      Édouard Francomme

      Billiard hall watchman

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      Jacques Galland

      Train conductor

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      Jacques Léonard

      Policeman

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      Jacques Leroy

      Policeman

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      Jean Pignol

      Court registry clerk

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      Robert Rondo

      Policeman

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      Stéphanie Fugain

      Cigarette seller (uncredited)

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      Guy Henry

      Guardian (uncredited)

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    A review by CRCulver

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    Written by CRCulver on Sat Sep 01 2018
    Jean-Pierre Meville's 1970 film <i>Le Cercle rouge</i> (The Red Circle) is a crime caper based on the interplay of several initially unacquainted individuals. As Melville's fake quote from the Buddha that serves as the intertitle goes, "When men, even unknowingly, are to meet one day, whatever may befall each, whatever the diverging paths, on the said day, they will inevitably come together in the red circle." These men are Corey (Alain Delon), who has just been released from prison, Vogel (Gian Maria Volonté), who has escaped from his police guard before he could even reach prison, and the alc...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • prison
    • corruption
    • paris, france
    • escape
    • police
    • pimp
    • heist
    • thief
    • gang
    • murderer
    • custody
    • jewel
    • aristocratic