Rififi

Original title: Du rififi chez les hommes

19551955
Not RatedNot Rated
1h 58min

Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)

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Crime Drama Thriller

Four men plan a technically perfect crime, but the human element intervenes...Four men plan a technically perfect crime, but the human element intervenes...Four men plan a technically perfect crime, but the human element intervenes...

Director
- Jules Dassin
Writers
- Auguste Le Breton(novel "Du rififi chez les hommes")
- Jules Dassin(adaptation)
- René Wheeler(collaboration)
Stars

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Top rated movie #248

Awards
- 6 wins & 1 nomination

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Pierre Grasset, Robert Hossein, Marcel Lupovici, and Magali Noël in Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)

Carl Möhner and Jean Servais in Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)

Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)

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Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)

Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)

Jean Servais in Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)

Janine Darcey and Jean Servais in Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)

Dominique Maurin and Jean Servais in Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)

Carl Möhner and Jean Servais in Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)

Jean Servais in Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)

Marcel Lupovici in Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)

Director
- Jules Dassin
Writers
- Auguste Le Breton(novel "Du rififi chez les hommes") (collaboration) (dialogue)
- Jules Dassin(adaptation)
- René Wheeler(collaboration)
All cast & crew
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After five years in prison, Tony le Stéphanois meets his dearest friends Jo and the Italian Mario Ferrati, who invite Tony to steal a couple of jewels from the show-window of the famous Mappin and Webb Ltd, but he declines. Tony finds his former girlfriend Mado, who became the lover of Louis Grutter, gangster owner of the L' Âge d' Or nightclub, and he humiliates and beats her for being unfaithful. Then he calls Jo and Mario and proposes a burglary of the safe of the jewelry. They invite the Italian specialist in safes and elegant wolf Cesar to join their team and they plot a perfect heist. They are successful in their plan, but the Don Juan Cesar errs by giving a valuable ring to his mistress. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Taglines
- A Sensational New Motion Picture
Genres
Certificate
- Not Rated
Parents guide

Trivia
The much imitated heist sequence is over 32 minutes long and contains not a single line of dialogue or music. The production crew and composer Georges Auric thought it would be a disaster to have such a long sequence sans dialogue. Auric insisted that he allow him to write a grand piece of music for the scene and he eventually did on his own. Later Dassin played the part for Auric twice, once with the score, once without. Auric turned to him and admitted, "Without the music".

Goofs
When the "modest" Mario gets out of the bathtub, one can see briefly that he has boxer shorts on.

Quotes
Louise: There's something I always wanted to tell you. There are kids, millions of kids who've grown up poor. Like you. How did it happen? What difference was there between them and you, that you became a hood, a tough guy, and not them? Know what I think, Jo? They're the tough guys, not you.

Alternate versions
West German theatrical version was shortened by ca. 8 minutes (the poker scenes, the telephone scene with Jo and his wife, Mario's funeral, small dialogue scenes of Tony meeting various people, Tony finding Jo's corpse, Tony shooting an already dead gangster). This version was also broadcast on TV.

Connections
Edited into The Clock (2010)

Soundtracks
Le Rififi
Music by Philippe-Gérard
Lyrics by Jacques Larue
Performed by Magali Noël

Top review

8/10

RIFIFI means trouble- But "No trouble" with script, screenplay or direction

Directed by an black-listed American, served as an inspiration to movies like The Killing, Reservoir dogs, Score etc. The characterization was dealt perfectly for this Noir movie with splendid photography too. Many violent scenes are executed with no/minimum gore. Over 50 years since its release and IMO one of the best heist movies. A small issue could be the predictability in the story as many of the later movies had stolen this idea . Favorite scenes in the movie includes 1) the silent robbery scene that happens in the middle of the film which is a nail-bitter. 2) The climax scene. The bottom line is that the movie team had no trouble with script, screenplay or direction and watching this was such a treat.

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Release date
- June 5, 1956 (United States)
Country of origin
- France
Languages
Also known as
- Gužva u podzemlju
Filming locations
- 2 Rue d'Annam, Paris 20, Paris, France
Production companies
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Gross US & Canada
- $517,975
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,981
- Jul 23, 2000
Gross worldwide
- $521,342

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Runtime
- 1h 58min
Color
- Black and White
Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1

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