Le Cercle Rouge
No place to hide . . . nowhere to run . . .
7.6(737) 1970-10-19 140 minCrimeThriller
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.
DirectorJean-Pierre Melville
ProducerRobert Dorfmann
Original Music ComposerÉric Demarsan
WriterJean-Pierre Melville
Cast & characters
Alain Delon
as Corey
Bourvil
as Commissioner François Mattei
Gian Maria Volonté
as Vogel
Yves Montand
as Jansen
Paul Crauchet
as The Receiver
Paul Amiot
as Marchand, Inspector General of Police
Pierre Collet
as Prison Guard
André Ekyan
as Rico
Jean-Pierre Posier
as Mattei's Assistant
François Périer
as Santi
Yves Arcanel
as Committing Magistrate
René Berthier
as Judiciary Police Director
Jean-Marc Boris
as Jean-Marc, Santi's Son
Jean Champion
as Level-crossing guard
Yvan Chiffre
as Policeman
Anna Douking
as Corey's old girlfriend
Robert Favart
as Salesman at Mauboussin
Roger Fradet
as Policeman
Édouard Francomme
as Billiard hall watchman
Jean Franval
as Hotel keeper
Jacques Galland
as Train conductor
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Jean-Pierre Janic
as Paul, Rico's henchman
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Pierre Lecomte
as Deputy of the I.G.S.
Jacques Léonard
as Policeman
