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Le Cercle Rouge

1970 · 140 min

A cool, methodical crime film that builds quiet tension through sparse dialogue and meticulous detail, ending in inevitable tragedy.

Tagline
No place to hide . . . nowhere to run . . .
Overview
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.
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Melville
Written by
Jean-Pierre Melville
Starring
Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonté, Yves Montand, Paul Crauchet, Paul Amiot, Pierre Collet, André Ekyan
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
140 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
French

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