Rififi [Blu-ray] / Rialto Pictures in association with Gaumont presents a film by Jules Dassin ; screenplay by Jules Dassin in collaboration with René Wheeler and Auguste Le Breton ; directed by Jules Dassin.
Format:
[Blu-ray] /
Edition:
Blu-ray edition. Criterion collection.
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from container. Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel. Based on the novel Du rififi chez les hommes by Auguste Le Breton. Originally released as a motion picture in 1955. Full screen (1.37:1). Special features: 2K digital restoration ; interview with director Jules Dassin from 2000 ; set design drawings by art director Alexandre Trauner ; production stills ; trailer ; an essay by critic J. Hoberman.
Summary:
Just out of prison, a master thief is persuaded to orchestrate the nearly impossible robbery of an upscale jewelry store.
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