Le Cercle Rouge poster
Director Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer Jean-Pierre Melville

Le Cercle Rouge

Original Title: Le Cercle rouge

Tagline: No place to hide . . . nowhere to run . . .

Release Date: 1970-10-19

Duration: 140 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Alain Delon
    Corey
  • Yves Montand
    Jansen
  • Gian Maria Volonté
    Vogel
  • Bourvil
    Commissioner François Mattei
  • Paul Crauchet
    The Receiver
  • Yves Arcanel
    Committing magistrate
  • René Berthier
    Judiciary Police Director
  • Yvan Chiffre
    Policeman
  • François Périer
    Santi
  • Jean-Pierre Posier
    Mattei's Assistant