Rififi
“...Means Trouble!”
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.
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Cast
28 people
Jean Servais
Tony le Stéphanois
Known for
That Man from Rio
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Carl Möhner
Jo le Suedois
Known for
Sink the Bismarck!
She Devils of the SS
Robert Manuel
Mario Ferrati
Known for
The Black Tulip
Deadlier Than the Male
Janine Darcey
Louise
Also in
The Curtain Rises
A Tale of Two Cities
Pierre Grasset
Louis Grutter aka Louis le Tatoué
Known for
Two Men in Manhattan
Le Deuxième Souffle
Robert Hossein
Rémi Grutter
Known for
The Professional
Angelique
Marcel Lupovici
Pierre Grutter
Also in
Hello Smile!
Cannabis
Dominique Maurin
Tonio
Known for
Ernest & Celestine
This Special Friendship
Magali Noël
Viviane
Known for
Amarcord
La Dolce Vita
Marie Sabouret
Mado
Also in
The Three Musketeers
Imperial Violets
Claude Sylvain
Ida Ferrati
Known for
Don Camillo's Last Round
Jules Dassin
Cesar le Milanais
Known for
Never on Sunday
Jules Dassin Director · Auguste Le Breton Screenplay René Wheeler Screenplay
Worldwide gross $460K · Budget $200K · United States release June 5, 1956
Box office
Budget
$200,000
Worldwide gross
$460,000
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
Indusfilms
Production
Société Nationale Pathé Cinéma
Production
Prima Films
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Du rififi chez les hommes
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Italian
Release dates
France · April 13, 1955
Theatrical
United States · June 5, 1956
Theatrical
Belgium
May 12, 1955 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1956 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 9, 1955 · Theatrical
Finland
April 17, 1959 · Theatrical
Germany
September 29, 1955 · Theatrical
Greece
September 1, 1993 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
July 15, 2010 · Theatrical · re-release
Ireland
August 16, 2002 · Digital
Italy
March 2, 1957 · Theatrical
Japan
September 22, 1955 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 2, 1956 · Theatrical
Spain
June 16, 1958 · Theatrical
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