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Synopsis
Jules Dassin -- in his second European film after being driven out of the United States during the years of the house Un-American Activities Committee hearings -- directed this landmark caper film about the planning and execution of a nighttime robbery at a swanky English jewelry shop in the Rue de Rivoli. The story concerns a collection of thieves who band together to commit a seemingly impossible robbery. The gang consists of a tough, straight-talker named Tony Stephanois (Jean Servais); a young man under Tony's tutelage named Jo (Carl Mohner; a happy-go-lucky Italian by the name of Mario Farrati (Robert Manuel); and a safecracker named Cesar (the director Jules Dassin under the pseudonym of Perlo Vita) who likes to jiggle the combinations of women in his off hours. The set piece of the film is an intricate 28-minute sequence that depicts the robbery in detail -- all filmed silently without dialogue or music. After the success of the robbery, the gang barely has time to celebrate when a rival gangster, Pierre Gruuter (Marcel Lupovici), decides that he wants a cut of the take. When Tony's gang refuses to cooperate, Pierre kidnaps Jo's son, and the gang has to get tough with their nemesis. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Cast

Marcel Lupovici Pierre Grutter
Robert Manuel Mario
Carl Möhner Jo Le Suedois
Magali Noël Viviane
Marie Sabouret Mado
Jean Servais Tony le Stephanois
Perlo Vita Cesar
Robert Hossein Remi Grutter

Production Crew

Auguste Capelier Art Director
Auguste Le Breton Book Author
Philippe Agostini Cinematographer
Georges Auric Composer (Music Score)
Jules Dassin Director
Roger Dwyre Editor
René G. Vuattoux Producer
Auguste Le Breton Screenwriter
Jules Dassin Screenwriter
René Wheeler Screenwriter
Jacques Laure Songwriter
Philippe Gerard Songwriter
Year: 1955
Runtime: 115
Country: France
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Crime

Produced by
Gaumont
Indusfilms
Rialto Films
Societe Nouvelle Pathé Cinema

Release
July 21, 2000 (USA, re-release)
by Rialto Films (USA, rerelease)

Awards
1956 - Best Foreign Film - National Board of Review