Le Cercle rouge

The godfather of the Nouvelle Vague, Jean-Pierre Melville inspired directors from Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut to Quentin Tarantino, John Woo and Wong Kar-Wai. Melville admired American culture as epitomised by Hollywood movies of the 30s and 40s and certainly crime has never looked cooler in this definitive heist movie. With superb support from Yves Montand, Gian-Maria Volonté and French comedy legend Bourvil, it is cold-eyed Alain Delon who excels as the quintessential Melville anti-hero.

Availability

• A DVD of this title is available to hire
• The print of this title is from the National Archive

Cast and Crew

Director

Jean-Pierre Melville

Technical information

Certificate

Cert PG

Language

French with English subtitles

Country

France

Year

1970

Colour

Running time

140 mins