Rififi
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Rififi

After five years in prison, Tony le Stéphanois meets his dearest friends Jo and the Italian Mario Ferrati and they invite Tony to steal a couple of je...wels from the show-window of the famous jewelry Mappin & Webb Ltd, but he declines. Tony finds his former girlfriend Mado, who became the lover of the gangster owner of the night-club L' Âge d' Or Louis Grutter, and he humiliates her, beating on her back 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 makes things go wrong when he gives a valuable ring to his mistress. Show More

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decide to carry out the robbery during the night, taking advantage of the fact that the store is closed and there are no employees. The group meticulously plans every step of the operation, strategizing how to bypass security systems without being detected.

On the night of the heist, the group successfully breaks into the jewelry store and begins cracking the safe. However, their carefully orchestrated plan takes an unexpected turn when they encounter an unexpected obstacle. The team must think on their feet and adapt in order to complete the theft and escape undetected.

Rififi is a classic French crime film directed by Jules Dassin. It is renowned for its realistic depiction of a heist and its famous 30-minute silent robbery sequence, which is considered one of the greatest in cinema history.

The film explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the consequences of a life of crime. It delves into the complex relationships between the characters and the moral dilemmas they face as they navigate a dangerous world.

Rififi received critical acclaim upon its release, with its innovative cinematography, suspenseful plot, and complex characters. It won the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival and has since become a timeless classic in the crime genre.

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