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.
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
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TrailerOfficialTHE RED CIRCLE (1970) | 4K Restoration | Official Trailer | Dir. by Jean-Pierre Melville
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Cast
Alain Delon
Corey
Bourvil
Commissioner François Mattei
Gian Maria Volonté
Vogel
Yves Montand
Jansen
Paul Crauchet
The Receiver
Paul Amiot
Marchand, Inspector General of Police
Pierre Collet
Prison Guard
André Ekyan
Rico
Jean-Pierre Posier
Mattei's Assistant
François Périer
Santi
Yves Arcanel
Committing Magistrate
René Berthier
Judiciary Police Director
Jean-Marc Boris
Jean-Marc, Santi's Son
Jean Champion
Level-crossing guard
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