Rififi (1955)
Rififi (1955) is a French crime film based on the novel of the same name by Auguste Le Breton. Directed by Jules Dassin, an American filmmaker who was blacklisted at the time, it features Jean Servais as the lead character, Tony ‘le Stéphanois’. After serving five years in prison for a jewel heist, Tony finds himself struggling to make ends meet. His friend Jo approaches him with a plan to rob a Parisian jeweler’s store by breaking the window in broad daylight and taking some gems. Initially hesitant, Tony declines. However, when he discovers that his former girlfriend Mado has moved on with notorious gangster Pierre Grutter while he was in prison, he brutally assaults her. Later on, after finding Mado working at Grutter’s nightclub, Tony invites her back to his shabby apartment.
Seeing Mado living a life of luxury makes Tony reconsider Jo’s proposal and he agrees to take part in the robbery on one condition – instead of just stealing from the display window, they will attempt to break into the store safe for a bigger payoff. Mario proposes hiring the help of fellow Italian, César, who is skilled in cracking safes. Together, the quartet devises and practices a clever strategy to infiltrate the store and override its advanced alarm system. The heist kicks off with them chipping away at a cement ceiling from an upper-floor apartment on a Sunday evening. After a tense break-in, the thieves manage to flee undetected, leaving no clues behind. Unbeknownst to his partners, however, César slips a diamond ring into his pocket as a present for his girlfriend Viviane, a singer at Grutter’s club.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
Cast:  Jean ServaisTony le Stéphanois  Carl MöhnerJo le Suedois  Robert ManuelMario Ferrati  Jules DassinCesar le Milanais  Magali NoëlViviane  Robert HosseinRemi Grutter |
Rififi (1955) is a French crime film based on the novel of the same name by Auguste Le Breton. Directed by Jules Dassin, an American filmmaker who was blacklisted at the time, it features Jean Servais as the lead character, Tony ‘le Stéphanois’. After serving five years in prison for a jewel heist, Tony finds himself struggling to make ends meet. His friend Jo approaches him with a plan to rob a Parisian jeweler’s store by breaking the window in broad daylight and taking some gems. Initially hesitant, Tony declines. However, when he discovers that his former girlfriend Mado has moved on with notorious gangster Pierre Grutter while he was in prison, he brutally assaults her. Later on, after finding Mado working at Grutter’s nightclub, Tony invites her back to his shabby apartment.
Seeing Mado living a life of luxury makes Tony reconsider Jo’s proposal and he agrees to take part in the robbery on one condition – instead of just stealing from the display window, they will attempt to break into the store safe for a bigger payoff. Mario proposes hiring the help of fellow Italian, César, who is skilled in cracking safes. Together, the quartet devises and practices a clever strategy to infiltrate the store and override its advanced alarm system. The heist kicks off with them chipping away at a cement ceiling from an upper-floor apartment on a Sunday evening. After a tense break-in, the thieves manage to flee undetected, leaving no clues behind. Unbeknownst to his partners, however, César slips a diamond ring into his pocket as a present for his girlfriend Viviane, a singer at Grutter’s club.
