
Release Date
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Original Release
October 19, 1970
2h 20m
Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
â 7.6140 min
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.
Director

Jean-Pierre Melville
Department: Directing
âPopularity: 3.8
Cast

Alain Delon
Corey
â1.7

Bourvil
Commissioner François Mattei
â1.5

Gian Maria Volonté
Vogel
â2.1

Yves Montand
Jansen
â2.2

François Périer
Santi
â1.4

Paul Crauchet
The Receiver
â0.5

André Ekyan
Rico
â0.1

Paul Amiot
Marchand, Inspector General of Police
â0.2

Pierre Collet
Prison Guard
â0.6

Jean-Pierre Posier
Mattei's Assistant
â0.5
Genres
CrimeThrillerDrama
Production Companies
Euro International FilmsLes Films CoronaSelenia Cinematografica