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Rififi (1955)
Directed by Jules Dassin
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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.
Length 118 minutes
Actors
Jean Servais | Carl Möhner | Robert Manuel | Janine Darcey | Pierre Grasset | Robert Hossein | Marcel Lupovici | Dominique Maurin | Magali Noël | Marie Sabouret | Claude Sylvain | Jules Dassin | Armandel | Alain Bouvette | Alice Garan | André Dalibert | Jacques David | Émile Genevois | Marcelle Hainia | Marcel Lesieur | Daniel Mendaille | Huguette Montréal | Lita Recio | Fernand Sardou | Jacques Besnard | Teddy Bilis | Marcel Rouzé | Roger Rudel
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/27/2025 | TV | Streaming | TV | 9 stars |
| (Average) 9 stars |
Viewing Notes
An all-time classic and pretty much the blueprint for all heist films that followed. The 30-minute heist sequence with no dialogue and no music literally takes up 1/4 of the film.
Francois Truffaut said of RIFIFI, “From one of the worst crime novels I’ve ever read to one of the best crime movies I’ve ever seen.” Jules Dassin also hated the novel on which the film is based and only agreed to direct the film if he could rework the story.
Aside from the heist sequence, the ending is also fantastic.
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