Rififi (1956) France
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Director:Dassin, Jules, Besnard, Jacques, Darcey, Janine, David, Jacques, Garan, Alice, Grasset, Pierre
Studio:Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Writer:Auguste Le Breton, Jules Dassin
Rating:8.3 (11,231 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:037429155622
Awards:5 wins & 1 nomination
Genre:French films
IMDb:0048021
Duration:2:02:00
Aspect Ratio:1.37 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:French
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300001255
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Dassin, Jules, Besnard, Jacques, Darcey, Janine, David, Jacques, Garan, Alice, Grasset, Pierre  ...  (Director)
Auguste Le Breton, Jules Dassin  ...  (Writer)
 
Jean Servais  ...  Tony le Stéphanois
Carl Möhner  ...  Jo le Suedois
Robert Manuel  ...  Mario Ferrati
Janine Darcey  ...  Louise
Pierre Grasset  ...  Louis Grutter aka Louis le Tatoué
Robert Hossein  ...  Remi Grutter
Marcel Lupovici  ...  Pierre Grutter
Dominique Maurin  ...  Tonio
Magali Noël  ...  Viviane
Marie Sabouret  ...  Mado les Grands Bras
Claude Sylvain  ...  Ida Ferrati
Jules Dassin  ...  Cesar le Milanais
André Dalibert  ...  Webb, le bijoutier
Comments: DFR 107

Summary: After making such American noir classics as The Naked City and Brute Force, blacklisted director Jules Dassin went to Paris and embarked on his masterpiece: a twisting, turning tale of four ex-cons who hatch one last glorious heist in the City of Lights. At once naturalistic and expressionistic, this melange of suspense, brutality, and dark humor was an international hit and earned Dassin the Best Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Criterion is proud to present Rififi in a pristine digital transfer.