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Le Cercle Rouge
1970, Oct 19
2h 20m
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.
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Melville
Written by
Jean-Pierre Melville
Alain Delon
Corey
Anna Douking
Corey's old girlfriend
Bourvil
Commissioner François Mattei
Yves Montand
Jansen
Gian Maria Volonté
Vogel
François Périer
Santi
Jean Franval
Hotel keeper
Roger Fradet
Policeman
Jean Champion
Level-crossing guard
Paul Crauchet
The Receiver
Paul Amiot
Marchand, Inspector General of Police
Robert Favart
Salesman at Mauboussin
Yvan Chiffre
Policeman
Pierre Collet
Prison Guard
Yves Arcanel
Committing magistrate
René Berthier
Judiciary Police Director
Jacques Galland
Train conductor
Jean-Pierre Posier
Mattei's Assistant
Guy Henry
Guardian (uncredited)
Jean Pignol
Court registry clerk
André Ekyan
Rico
Jacques Léonard
Policeman
Robert Rondo
Policeman
Jean-Marc Boris
Jean-Marc, Santi's Son
Stéphanie Fugain
Cigarette seller (uncredited)
Édouard Francomme
Billiard hall watchman
Jean-Pierre Janic
Paul, Rico's henchman
Jacques Leroy
Policeman
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