...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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Grave, earnest, classical in form and meticulous.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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- character-ledplot-driven
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- badelfon TMDB · Jan 202310/10
A 1955 classic whose story and production values have not aged. Sure, security technology has changed, and special effects have advanced. In spite of that, this movie has all the marks of a perfect film. Only one thing depicted in Rififi is no longer true: There is no longer any "honor among thieves". In my grandfathers time, thieves (Mafia?) had an honor code, or as it's called in this movie, "the rules". In today's world, the criminals (many of whom are the politicians and CEOs of monopolies) have no moral compass whatsoever. If that dates this movie, so be it. It's still a fantastic action film!
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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 MaurinTonio
- Magali NoëlViviane
- Marie SabouretMado
Crew
- Jules DassinDirector
- René WheelerScreenplay
- Auguste Le BretonScreenplay
- Auguste Le BretonNovel
- Philippe AgostiniDirector of Photography
- Georges AuricOriginal Music Composer
- Roger DwyreEditor
- Henri BérardProducer
- René BezardProducer
- Pierre CabaudProducer
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West Side Story 202181% alikeBoth grave, earnest, classical in form.
Thieves' Highway 194980% alikeBoth grave, earnest, classical in form.
Godless 201780% alikeTelevision · Both grave, earnest, classical in form.
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