Rififi( 1955)

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...Means Trouble!

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.

Top Billed 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
Armandel
Second Gambler
Alain Bouvette
Footman, 'L'Age D'Or'
Alice Garan
André Dalibert
Webb, le bijoutier
Jacques David
Commissioner
Émile Genevois
Charlie
Marcelle Hainia
Fredo's Wife
Marcel Lesieur
Fredo
Daniel Mendaille
Lookout
Huguette Montréal
Lita Recio
Fernand Sardou
First Gambler
Jacques Besnard
Third Gambler (uncredited)
Teddy Bilis
Teddy Laurentin (uncredited)
Marcel Rouzé
First Gendarme (uncredited)
Roger Rudel
French voice of Jo le Suédois (uncredited)

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A review by badelf

Written by badelf on Sat Jan 14 2023

A 1955 classic whose story and production values have not aged. Sure, security technology has changed, and special effects have advanced. In spite of that, this movie has all the marks of a perfect film. Only one thing depicted in Rififi is no longer true: There is no longer any "honor among thieves". In my grandfathers time, thieves (Mafia?) had an honor code, or as it's called in this movie, "the rules". In today's world, the criminals (many of whom are the politicians and CEOs of monopolies) have no moral compass whatsoever. If that dates this movie, so be it. It's still a fantastic action f...