Rififi

Apr 13, 1955

1h 58m

★ 7.8

...Means Trouble!

Overview

Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during Tony's absence. Expanding a minor smash-and-grab into a full-scale jewel heist, Tony and his crew appear to get away clean, but their actions after the job is completed threaten the lives of everyone involved.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Indusfilms

Société Nationale Pathé Cinéma

Prima Films

Rififi Trailers

Cast

Tony le Stéphanois

Jean Servais

Jo le Suedois

Carl Möhner

Mario Ferrati

Robert Manuel

Louise

Janine Darcey

Louis Grutter aka Louis le Tatoué

Pierre Grasset

Rémi Grutter

Robert Hossein

Pierre Grutter

Marcel Lupovici

Tonio

Dominique Maurin

Viviane

Magali Noël

Mado

Marie Sabouret

Ida Ferrati

Claude Sylvain

Cesar le Milanais

Jules Dassin

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