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Rififi

1955 · 118 min

A taut, shadowy noir that tightens like a vise, its near-silent heist and brutal fallout leaving a cold, lingering ache.

Tagline
...Means Trouble!
Overview
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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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • revenge
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension9
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, drama
Directed by
Jules Dassin
Written by
Auguste Le Breton, René Wheeler
Starring
Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel, Janine Darcey, Pierre Grasset, Robert Hossein, Marcel Lupovici, Dominique Maurin
Music
Georges Auric
Cinematography
Philippe Agostini
Runtime
118 min
Country
France
Languages
Italian, French, English

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