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Rififi ★★★½ Du Rififi Chez les Hommes1954

Perhaps the greatest of all “heist” movies. Four jewel thieves pull off a daring caper, only to fall prey to mutual distrust. The long scene of the actual theft, completely in silence, will have your heart in your throat. In French with English subtitles. 115m/B VHS, DVD . FR Jean Servais, Carl Mohner, Robert Manuel, Jules Dassin; D: Jules Dassin; W: Jules Dassin; C: Philippe Agostini; M: Georges Auric. Cannes '55: Director (Dassin).

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