Rififi

1h 58min

Crime

Thriller

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Indusfilms

Société Nationale Pathé Cinéma

Prima Films

Cast

Jean Servais

Jean Servais

Tony le Stéphanois
Carl Möhner

Carl Möhner

Jo le Suedois
Robert Manuel

Robert Manuel

Mario Ferrati
Pierre Grasset

Pierre Grasset

Louis Grutter aka Louis le Tatoué
Robert Hossein

Robert Hossein

Rémi Grutter
Marcel Lupovici

Marcel Lupovici

Pierre Grutter
Claude Sylvain

Claude Sylvain

Ida Ferrati
Jules Dassin

Jules Dassin

Cesar le Milanais
Armandel

Armandel

Second Gambler
Alain Bouvette

Alain Bouvette

Footman, 'L'Age D'Or'
André Dalibert

André Dalibert

Webb, le bijoutier
Jacques David

Jacques David

Commissioner
Marcelle Hainia

Marcelle Hainia

Fredo's Wife
Fernand Sardou

Fernand Sardou

First Gambler
Jacques Besnard

Jacques Besnard

Third Gambler (uncredited)
Teddy Bilis

Teddy Bilis

Teddy Laurentin (uncredited)
Marcel Rouzé

Marcel Rouzé

First Gendarme (uncredited)
Roger Rudel

Roger Rudel

French voice of Jo le Suédois (uncredited)

Release date

13th Apr 1955

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Italiano, Français