Le Cercle Rouge (The Criterion Collection) |  | Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Actors: Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonté, Yves Montand, Paul Crauchet
Studio: Criterion
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Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Original Language), English (Published)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 140 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.9
MPN: PMIDRED210D
ISBN: 0780027663
UPC: 037429184028
EAN: 9780780027664
Publication Date: October 1, 2003
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Product Description
Master thief Corey is fresh out of prison, but, instead of toeing the line of law-abiding freedom, he finds his steps leading back to the shadowy world of crime, crossing paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic ex-cop. Stars Alain Delon, Maria Vo
Crime cinema has never been so meticulously and coolly executed. Taciturn thief Alain Delon (intense and dapper in trenchcoat and fedora) and escaped prisoner Gian Maria Volonte cross paths as if by fate, bound by saving each other's life, and join with disgraced ex-cop Yves Montand for their next job: a daring jewel robbery. Le Cercle Rouge is the ultimate expression of the romantic doom that Jean-Pierre Melville established in his masterpieces Bob Le Flambeur and Le Samourai. The centerpiece heist, a wordless 20-minute sequence with masked men communicating in codified gestures, is a tour de force of cinematic efficiency that tops even Rififi in its celebration of criminal skill and nerve. Melville's cool detachment doesn't allow us to really warm up to these uncompromising pros, but his cinematic precision is spellbinding and his unforgiving world of loyalty, professionalism, sacrifice, and codes of honor is an irresistible underworld fantasy. The Criterion DVD restores the film, which was originally cut by 40 minutes for its American release, to its full-length director's cut. Additionally, it features new interviews with Melville's assistant director Bernard Stora and friend and expert Rui Nogueira, rare archival interviews with the director and his cast, and a new introduction by filmmaker and Melville fan John Woo among its wealth of supplements. --Sean Axmaker
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