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Punainen ympyrä

Original title: Le cercle rouge
  • 19701970
  • K-16K-16
  • 2h 20m
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Alain Delon, Gian Maria Volontè, Bourvil, and Yves Montand in Punainen ympyrä (1970)
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After leaving prison, master thief Corey crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic former policeman. The trio proceed to plot an elaborate heist.After leaving prison, master thief Corey crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic former policeman. The trio proceed to plot an elaborate heist.After leaving prison, master thief Corey crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic former policeman. The trio proceed to plot an elaborate heist.

IMDb RATING
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POPULARITY
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  • Director
    • Jean-Pierre Melville
  • Writer
    • Jean-Pierre Melville
  • Stars
    • Alain Delon
    • Bourvil
    • Gian Maria Volontè
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  • Director
    • Jean-Pierre Melville
  • Writer
    • Jean-Pierre Melville
  • Stars
    • Alain Delon
    • Bourvil
    • Gian Maria Volontè
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    • 90User reviews
    • 94Critic reviews
    • 91Metascore
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    Alain Delon, Stéphanie Fugain, and Yves Montand in Punainen ympyrä (1970)
    Alain Delon, Gian Maria Volontè, and Jean-Pierre Janic in Punainen ympyrä (1970)
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    Alain Delon in Punainen ympyrä (1970)
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    Alain Delon and Jean-Pierre Janic in Punainen ympyrä (1970)
    Alain Delon in Punainen ympyrä (1970)
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    Alain Delon in Punainen ympyrä (1970)

    Top cast

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    Alain Delon
    Alain Delon
    • Corey
    Bourvil
    Bourvil
    • Le Commissaire Francois Mattei
    • (as André Bourvil)
    Gian Maria Volontè
    Gian Maria Volontè
    • Vogel
    • (as Gian-Maria Volonte)
    Yves Montand
    Yves Montand
    • Jansen
    Paul Crauchet
    Paul Crauchet
    • Le Receleur
    Paul Amiot
    • L'inspecteur général de la police
    Pierre Collet
    • Le Gardien de prison
    André Ekyan
    • Rico
    Jean-Pierre Posier
    • L'assistant de Mattei
    François Périer
    François Périer
    • Santi
    • (as François Perier)
    Yves Arcanel
    • Le juge d'instruction
    René Berthier
    • Le directeur de la P.J.
    Jean-Marc Boris
    • Le fils Santi
    Jean Champion
    • Le garde-barrière
    Yvan Chiffre
    • Un policier
    Anna Douking
    • L'ancienne amie de Corey
    • (as Ana Douking)
    Robert Favart
    • Le vendeur chez Mauboussin
    Roger Fradet
    • Un policier
    • Director
      • Jean-Pierre Melville
    • Writer
      • Jean-Pierre Melville
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The heist sequence lasts for exactly 27 minutes and features no dialogue at all.
    • Goofs
      When Corey gets out of his car and walks to the trunk, the direction of the falling rain changes.
    • Quotes

      Le chef de la police: All men are guilty. They're born innocent, but it doesn't last.

    • Crazy credits
      The movie's Opening Credits include an epigraph: "Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, drew a circle with a piece of red chalk and said: 'When men, even unknowingly, are to meet one day, whatever may befall each, whatever the diverging paths, on the said day, they will inevitably come together in the red circle.'" This quote explains the title of the film.
    • Alternate versions
      An alternate, 83-minute English-language version also exists, wherein most of the lead performers delivered their lines in (generally phonetic) English. This version was released to Korean home video under the title "Circle It In Red", although the actual onscreen title of the print reads "The Red Circle".
    • Connections
      Featured in Sous le nom de Melville (2008)

    User reviews90

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    Don't Sleep: Melville is the Man!
    Jean-Pierre Melville is one of the most slept on directors of all time. A little too old to ride the crest of the French New Wave, Melville was respected by Godard, Truffaut and the rest but never caught the attention of the international film community like those who followed him did. Melville's crime tales are directed perfectly straight forward without the hipness that permeated the French New Wave . His protagonist of choice Alain Delon had the ability to portray either cop or crook and the audience would always side with him. "The Red Circle," is one of Melville's best collaborations with Delon--not as good as "Le Samourai" (1967) but superior to "Un Flic" (1971). Nowadays cats tend to say "they don't make movies like that anymore" but "they" weren't making films like Melville during his time--over thirty years ago. Don't sleep on Melville, he's the real deal. To put it simply, Melville was and still is the man.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 29, 1971 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Le Cercle Rouge
    • Filming locations
      • Bijouterie Mauboussin, 20 Place Vendôme, Paris 1, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Comacico
      • Euro International Films
      • Fono Roma
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $432,820
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,843
      • Jan 12, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $471,766
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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