Rififi (1955)

7.8/10 118 min Crime Thriller Drama

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.

Cast

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

Rémi Grutter

Marcel Lupovici

Pierre Grutter

Dominique Maurin

Tonio

Magali Noël

Viviane

Marie Sabouret

Mado

Claude Sylvain

Ida Ferrati

Jules Dassin

Cesar le Milanais

Alain Bouvette

Footman, 'L'Age D'Or'

André Dalibert

Webb, le bijoutier

Jacques David

Commissioner

Émile Genevois

Charlie

Marcelle Hainia

Fredo's Wife

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