Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville · 140 min · Crime, Drama, Thriller
61.8 TOPICAL score · #1,179 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Le Cercle Rouge (1970, directed by Jean-Pierre Melville) has a TOPICAL score of 61.8 - ranked 1,179 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on awards. Critics: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 92. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (759 ratings) · IMDb 7.9/10. Wikipedia covers it in 32 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 92
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (759 ratings) · IMDb 7.9/10
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 32 languages
- Still read9,516 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Alain Delon (actor #96), Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonte (actor #202), Yves Montand (actor #623)