Rififi (1955)
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.
Director:
Jules Dassin
Writers:
René Wheeler, Auguste Le Breton.
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Jean Servais as Tony le Stéphanois |
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Carl Möhner as Jo le Suedois |
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Robert Manuel as Mario Ferrati |
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Janine Darcey as Louise |
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Pierre Grasset as Louis Grutter aka Louis le Tatoué |
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Robert Hossein as Rémi Grutter |
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Marcel Lupovici as Pierre Grutter |
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Dominique Maurin as Tonio |
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Magali Noël as Viviane |
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Marie Sabouret as Mado |
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Claude Sylvain as Ida Ferrati |
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Jules Dassin as Cesar le Milanais |
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Armandel as Second Gambler |
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Alain Bouvette as Footman, 'L'Age D'Or' |
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Alice Garan as |
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André Dalibert as Webb, le bijoutier |
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Jacques David as Commissioner |
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Émile Genevois as Charlie |
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Marcelle Hainia as Fredo's Wife |
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Marcel Lesieur as Fredo |
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Daniel Mendaille as Lookout |
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Huguette Montréal as |
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Lita Recio as |
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Fernand Sardou as First Gambler |
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Jacques Besnard as Third Gambler (uncredited) |
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Teddy Bilis as Teddy Laurentin (uncredited) |
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Marcel Rouzé as First Gendarme (uncredited) |
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Roger Rudel as French voice of Jo le Suédois (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jules Dassin | Director |
| Writing | Auguste Le Breton | Novel |
| Writing | René Wheeler | Screenplay |
| Production | Henri Bérard | Producer |
| Production | René Bezard | Producer |
| Production | Pierre Cabaud | Producer |
| Sound | Georges Auric | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Philippe Agostini | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Roger Dwyre | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosine Delamare | Costume Design |
| Sound | Jacques Lebreton | Sound Designer |
| Art | Maurice Terrasse | Property Master |
| Writing | Auguste Le Breton | Screenplay |
| Writing | Auguste Le Breton | Dialogue |
| Writing | Jules Dassin | Adaptation |
| Art | Alexandre Trauner | Production Design |
| Production | René Gaston Vuattoux | Production Manager |
| Directing | Patrice Dally | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jean-Jacques Vierne | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jean-Marie Maillols | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Raymond Bègue | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcelle Testard | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcelle Desvignes | Costume Supervisor |
| Editing | Denise de Casabianca | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Nadine Trintignant | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jacques Météhen | Music Director |
| Writing | Jacques Larue | Lyricist |
| Sound | Philippe-Gérard | Songs |
| Production | Wilhelmine Bérard | Production Office Coordinator |
| Directing | Bernard Deflandre | Assistant Director |
| Production | Louis Manella | Unit Manager |
| Production | Jean Goiran | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Raymond Lemoigne | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | André Domage | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Chenglesy | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Renée Nitzschke | Script |
| Art | Auguste Capelier | Set Decoration |
| Art | Robert André | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Gabriel Paris | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Roger Fresca | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Jean Philippe | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Charles Akerman | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anatole Paris | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Pierre Charron | Unit Manager |
| Production | Kougoucheff | Unit Manager |
| Art | Charpeaux | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Henriette Ridard | Wardrobe Master |