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->''"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.'"''
''The Red Circle'' (''Le Cercle Rouge''), made in 1970, was the second to last movie by French filmmaker Creator/JeanPierreMelville.
Corey (Creator/AlainDelon), who is about to be released from prison, gets from a prison ward a hint for a possible jewel heist. Meanwhile, Vogel (Gian Maria Volonte) manages to escape from commisioner Mattei ([[Creator/{{Bourvil}} Andre Bourvil]]) who was escorting him in a train from Marseille to Paris. Vogel decides to hide in the trunk of the next best car at a nearby roadhouse and as fate would have it, Corey's car is the only with an unlocked trunk. Corey then gets through the police block and after some initial problems they become friends and decide to go to Paris. After a run-in with two mooks, Corey lets Vogel in on the jewel heist plans, but Vogel tells him that he is not what Corey was looking for and recommends Jansen (Yves Montand) for this particular task. All the while, Mattei is looking to find Vogel. He tries to get information from a night club owner called Santi who seems to know Vogel, he learns about the run-in with the two mooks concluding that Vogel was possibliy involved and from an anonymous informer he gets the names of the men involved in the jewel heist.
The heist itself is carried out without any incidents but afterwards their fence refuses to take the jewels because it would take him months to find a buyer. To make contact with a new fence, they decide to go to Santi, thereby sealing their fate.
Compare ''Film/{{Rififi}}'', a film from the 1950s that also was made in France, also involves a gang of cons plotting TheCaper to rob a jewelry store, and also features a long dialogue-free heist sequence.
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!!''The Red Circle'' contains examples of
* TheAlcoholic: Jansen the ex-cop is introduced in a barren filthy shack, surrounded by empty liquor bottles. Once his part of the robbery (shooting out the alarm system) is done with, Jansen pulls out a flask and takes a whiff--but doesn't drink. Later he credits Corey's job offer with motivating him to quit the bottle, and says Corey and Vogel can have his share.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: It's never mentioned directly but through the quote at the beginning of the movie it's heavily implied that Vogel, Corey, Jansen and Mattei are destined to meet in the end.
* TheCaper: Stealing 20 million francs worth of jewelry from a store.
* ChromosomeCasting: Exactly one woman has one line of dialogue in the movie, namely Corey's ex-girlfriend, who has become Rico's moll. She doesn't get a name, appearing only as "Corey's old girlfriend" in the credits, but she does get to be naked.
* CreatorCameo: The Mustang that can be seen at the second roadblock belonged to Jean-Pierre Melville.
* CutAndPasteNote: The anonymous letter Mattei receives.
* {{Fanservice}}: We're treated to a shot of Rico's mistress (Corey's old girlfriend) leaping nude out of a bed to listen in on Corey and Rico's conversation.
* FauxlosophicNarration: The page quote which appears at the beginning of the movie was made up by Melville.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Jansen disarms the alarm system by shooting a bullet into the keyhole that triggers it.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The way Vogel shoots both mooks makes it look like they shot each other.
* PaperThinDisguise: Mattei simply uses some shades to disguise himself as the new fence.
* PinkElephants: Jansen wakes up after an alcohol bender and hallucinates a variety of creatures, including giant spiders, lizards, snakes, and rats. (This is a relatively rare and accurate depiction of Pink Elephants as happening not during a drunken spree but ''after'' a drunken spree, during withdrawal.)
* PunkInTheTrunk: Vogel, desperate to escape the cops, jumps into the trunk of Corey's car. Corey, who recognizes a fellow hoodlum, lets him.
* SelfImposedChallenge: When it's time for Jansen to shoot the lock, he makes sure to show Corey the tripod he has set up, aligned just right so that his special bullet will hit the keyhole. Then Jansen proceeds to pick the rifle up from the tripod, fire from the shoulder, and hit the target anyway.
* SilenceIsGolden: The heist runs 24 minutes without any dialogue. Lampshaded at the end of the heist sequence, when Mattei watches security footage and says "They're not much for talk."
* TitleDrop: The page quote, which appears as a crawl at the beginning of the film.
''The Red Circle'' (''Le Cercle Rouge''), made in 1970, was the second to last movie by French filmmaker Creator/JeanPierreMelville.
Corey (Creator/AlainDelon), who is about to be released from prison, gets from a prison ward a hint for a possible jewel heist. Meanwhile, Vogel (Gian Maria Volonte) manages to escape from commisioner Mattei ([[Creator/{{Bourvil}} Andre Bourvil]]) who was escorting him in a train from Marseille to Paris. Vogel decides to hide in the trunk of the next best car at a nearby roadhouse and as fate would have it, Corey's car is the only with an unlocked trunk. Corey then gets through the police block and after some initial problems they become friends and decide to go to Paris. After a run-in with two mooks, Corey lets Vogel in on the jewel heist plans, but Vogel tells him that he is not what Corey was looking for and recommends Jansen (Yves Montand) for this particular task. All the while, Mattei is looking to find Vogel. He tries to get information from a night club owner called Santi who seems to know Vogel, he learns about the run-in with the two mooks concluding that Vogel was possibliy involved and from an anonymous informer he gets the names of the men involved in the jewel heist.
The heist itself is carried out without any incidents but afterwards their fence refuses to take the jewels because it would take him months to find a buyer. To make contact with a new fence, they decide to go to Santi, thereby sealing their fate.
Compare ''Film/{{Rififi}}'', a film from the 1950s that also was made in France, also involves a gang of cons plotting TheCaper to rob a jewelry store, and also features a long dialogue-free heist sequence.
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!!''The Red Circle'' contains examples of
* TheAlcoholic: Jansen the ex-cop is introduced in a barren filthy shack, surrounded by empty liquor bottles. Once his part of the robbery (shooting out the alarm system) is done with, Jansen pulls out a flask and takes a whiff--but doesn't drink. Later he credits Corey's job offer with motivating him to quit the bottle, and says Corey and Vogel can have his share.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: It's never mentioned directly but through the quote at the beginning of the movie it's heavily implied that Vogel, Corey, Jansen and Mattei are destined to meet in the end.
* TheCaper: Stealing 20 million francs worth of jewelry from a store.
* ChromosomeCasting: Exactly one woman has one line of dialogue in the movie, namely Corey's ex-girlfriend, who has become Rico's moll. She doesn't get a name, appearing only as "Corey's old girlfriend" in the credits, but she does get to be naked.
* CreatorCameo: The Mustang that can be seen at the second roadblock belonged to Jean-Pierre Melville.
* CutAndPasteNote: The anonymous letter Mattei receives.
* {{Fanservice}}: We're treated to a shot of Rico's mistress (Corey's old girlfriend) leaping nude out of a bed to listen in on Corey and Rico's conversation.
* FauxlosophicNarration: The page quote which appears at the beginning of the movie was made up by Melville.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Jansen disarms the alarm system by shooting a bullet into the keyhole that triggers it.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The way Vogel shoots both mooks makes it look like they shot each other.
* PaperThinDisguise: Mattei simply uses some shades to disguise himself as the new fence.
* PinkElephants: Jansen wakes up after an alcohol bender and hallucinates a variety of creatures, including giant spiders, lizards, snakes, and rats. (This is a relatively rare and accurate depiction of Pink Elephants as happening not during a drunken spree but ''after'' a drunken spree, during withdrawal.)
* PunkInTheTrunk: Vogel, desperate to escape the cops, jumps into the trunk of Corey's car. Corey, who recognizes a fellow hoodlum, lets him.
* SelfImposedChallenge: When it's time for Jansen to shoot the lock, he makes sure to show Corey the tripod he has set up, aligned just right so that his special bullet will hit the keyhole. Then Jansen proceeds to pick the rifle up from the tripod, fire from the shoulder, and hit the target anyway.
* SilenceIsGolden: The heist runs 24 minutes without any dialogue. Lampshaded at the end of the heist sequence, when Mattei watches security footage and says "They're not much for talk."
* TitleDrop: The page quote, which appears as a crawl at the beginning of the film.
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''The Red Circle'' (''Le Cercle Rouge''), made in 1970, was the second to last movie by French filmmaker Creator/JeanPierreMelville.
Corey (Creator/AlainDelon), who is about to be released from prison, gets from a prison ward a hint for a possible jewel heist. Meanwhile, Vogel (Gian Maria Volonte) manages to escape from commisioner Mattei ([[Creator/{{Bourvil}} Andre Bourvil]]) who was escorting him in a train from Marseille to Paris. Vogel decides to hide in the trunk of the next best car at a nearby roadhouse and as fate would have it, Corey's car is the only with an unlocked trunk. Corey then gets through the police block and after some initial problems they become friends and decide to go to Paris. After a run-in with two mooks, Corey lets Vogel in on the jewel heist plans, but Vogel tells him that he is not what Corey was looking for and recommends Jansen (Yves Montand) for this particular task. All the while, Mattei is looking to find Vogel. He tries to get information from a night club owner called Santi who seems to know Vogel, he learns about the run-in with the two mooks concluding that Vogel was possibliy involved and from an anonymous informer he gets the names of the men involved in the jewel heist.
The heist itself is carried out without any incidents but afterwards their fence refuses to take the jewels because it would take him months to find a buyer. To make contact with a new fence, they decide to go to Santi, thereby sealing their fate.
Compare ''Film/{{Rififi}}'', a film from the 1950s that also was made in France, also involves a gang of cons plotting TheCaper to rob a jewelry store, and also features a long dialogue-free heist sequence.
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!!''The Red Circle'' contains examples of
* TheAlcoholic: Jansen the ex-cop is introduced in a barren filthy shack, surrounded by empty liquor bottles. Once his part of the robbery (shooting out the alarm system) is done with, Jansen pulls out a flask and takes a whiff--but doesn't drink. Later he credits Corey's job offer with motivating him to quit the bottle, and says Corey and Vogel can have his share.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: It's never mentioned directly but through the quote at the beginning of the movie it's heavily implied that Vogel, Corey, Jansen and Mattei are destined to meet in the end.
* TheCaper: Stealing 20 million francs worth of jewelry from a store.
* ChromosomeCasting: Exactly one woman has one line of dialogue in the movie, namely Corey's ex-girlfriend, who has become Rico's moll. She doesn't get a name, appearing only as "Corey's old girlfriend" in the credits, but she does get to be naked.
* CreatorCameo: The Mustang that can be seen at the second roadblock belonged to Jean-Pierre Melville.
* CutAndPasteNote: The anonymous letter Mattei receives.
* {{Fanservice}}: We're treated to a shot of Rico's mistress (Corey's old girlfriend) leaping nude out of a bed to listen in on Corey and Rico's conversation.
* FauxlosophicNarration: The page quote which appears at the beginning of the movie was made up by Melville.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Jansen disarms the alarm system by shooting a bullet into the keyhole that triggers it.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The way Vogel shoots both mooks makes it look like they shot each other.
* PaperThinDisguise: Mattei simply uses some shades to disguise himself as the new fence.
* PinkElephants: Jansen wakes up after an alcohol bender and hallucinates a variety of creatures, including giant spiders, lizards, snakes, and rats. (This is a relatively rare and accurate depiction of Pink Elephants as happening not during a drunken spree but ''after'' a drunken spree, during withdrawal.)
* PunkInTheTrunk: Vogel, desperate to escape the cops, jumps into the trunk of Corey's car. Corey, who recognizes a fellow hoodlum, lets him.
* SelfImposedChallenge: When it's time for Jansen to shoot the lock, he makes sure to show Corey the tripod he has set up, aligned just right so that his special bullet will hit the keyhole. Then Jansen proceeds to pick the rifle up from the tripod, fire from the shoulder, and hit the target anyway.
* SilenceIsGolden: The heist runs 24 minutes without any dialogue. Lampshaded at the end of the heist sequence, when Mattei watches security footage and says "They're not much for talk."
* TitleDrop: The page quote, which appears as a crawl at the beginning of the film.
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* ChromosomeCasting: Exactly one woman has one line of dialogue in the movie, namely Corey's ex-girlfriend, who has become Rico's moll. She doesn't get a name, appearing only as "Corey's old girlfriend" in the credits, but she does get to be naked.
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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: It's never mentioned directly but through the quote at the beginning of the movie it's heavily implied that [[spoiler:Vogel, Vogel, Corey, Jansen and Mattei are destined to meet in the end.]]
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''The Red Circle'' (''Le Cercle Rouge''), made in 1970, was the second to last movie by French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville.
Corey (Creator/AlainDelon), who is about to be released from prison, gets from a prison ward a hint for a possible jewel heist. Meanwhile, Vogel (Gian Maria Volonte) manages to escape from commisioner Mattei (Andre Bourvil) who was escorting him in a train from Marseille to Paris. Vogel decides to hide in the trunk of the next best car at a nearby roadhouse and as fate would have it, Corey's car is the only with an unlocked trunk. Corey then gets through the police block and after some initial problems they become friends and decide to go to Paris. After a run-in with two mooks, Corey lets Vogel in on the jewel heist plans, but Vogel tells him that he is not what Corey was looking for and recommends Jansen (Yves Montand) for this particular task. All the while, Mattei is looking to find Vogel. He tries to get information from a night club owner called Santi who seems to know Vogel, he learns about the run-in with the two mooks concluding that Vogel was possibliy involved and from an anonymous informer he gets the names of the men involved in the jewel heist.
Corey (Creator/AlainDelon), who is about to be released from prison, gets from a prison ward a hint for a possible jewel heist. Meanwhile, Vogel (Gian Maria Volonte) manages to escape from commisioner Mattei (Andre Bourvil) who was escorting him in a train from Marseille to Paris. Vogel decides to hide in the trunk of the next best car at a nearby roadhouse and as fate would have it, Corey's car is the only with an unlocked trunk. Corey then gets through the police block and after some initial problems they become friends and decide to go to Paris. After a run-in with two mooks, Corey lets Vogel in on the jewel heist plans, but Vogel tells him that he is not what Corey was looking for and recommends Jansen (Yves Montand) for this particular task. All the while, Mattei is looking to find Vogel. He tries to get information from a night club owner called Santi who seems to know Vogel, he learns about the run-in with the two mooks concluding that Vogel was possibliy involved and from an anonymous informer he gets the names of the men involved in the jewel heist.
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''The Red Circle'' (''Le Cercle Rouge''), made in 1970, was the second to last movie by French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville.
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Corey (Creator/AlainDelon), who is about to be released from prison, gets from a prison ward a hint for a possible jewel heist. Meanwhile, Vogel (Gian Maria Volonte) manages to escape from commisioner Mattei(Andre Bourvil) ([[Creator/{{Bourvil}} Andre Bourvil]]) who was escorting him in a train from Marseille to Paris. Vogel decides to hide in the trunk of the next best car at a nearby roadhouse and as fate would have it, Corey's car is the only with an unlocked trunk. Corey then gets through the police block and after some initial problems they become friends and decide to go to Paris. After a run-in with two mooks, Corey lets Vogel in on the jewel heist plans, but Vogel tells him that he is not what Corey was looking for and recommends Jansen (Yves Montand) for this particular task. All the while, Mattei is looking to find Vogel. He tries to get information from a night club owner called Santi who seems to know Vogel, he learns about the run-in with the two mooks concluding that Vogel was possibliy involved and from an anonymous informer he gets the names of the men involved in the jewel heist.
Corey (Creator/AlainDelon), who is about to be released from prison, gets from a prison ward a hint for a possible jewel heist. Meanwhile, Vogel (Gian Maria Volonte) manages to escape from commisioner Mattei
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Corey (Alain Delon), who is about to be released from prison, gets from a prison ward a hint for a possible jewel heist. Meanwhile, Vogel (Gian Maria Volonte) manages to escape from commisioner Mattei (Andre Bourvil) who was escorting him in a train from Marseille to Paris. Vogel decides to hide in the trunk of the next best car at a nearby roadhouse and as fate would have it, Corey's car is the only with an unlocked trunk. Corey then gets through the police block and after some initial problems they become friends and decide to go to Paris. After a run-in with two mooks, Corey lets Vogel in on the jewel heist plans, but Vogel tells him that he is not what Corey was looking for and recommends Jansen (Yves Montand) for this particular task. All the while, Mattei is looking to find Vogel. He tries to get information from a night club owner called Santi who seems to know Vogel, he learns about the run-in with the two mooks concluding that Vogel was possibliy involved and from an anonymous informer he gets the names of the men involved in the jewel heist.
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Corey (Alain Delon), (Creator/AlainDelon), who is about to be released from prison, gets from a prison ward a hint for a possible jewel heist. Meanwhile, Vogel (Gian Maria Volonte) manages to escape from commisioner Mattei (Andre Bourvil) who was escorting him in a train from Marseille to Paris. Vogel decides to hide in the trunk of the next best car at a nearby roadhouse and as fate would have it, Corey's car is the only with an unlocked trunk. Corey then gets through the police block and after some initial problems they become friends and decide to go to Paris. After a run-in with two mooks, Corey lets Vogel in on the jewel heist plans, but Vogel tells him that he is not what Corey was looking for and recommends Jansen (Yves Montand) for this particular task. All the while, Mattei is looking to find Vogel. He tries to get information from a night club owner called Santi who seems to know Vogel, he learns about the run-in with the two mooks concluding that Vogel was possibliy involved and from an anonymous informer he gets the names of the men involved in the jewel heist.
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'''''The Red Circle''''' (''Le Cercle Rouge''), made in 1970, was the second to last movie by French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville.
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The Red Circle (Le Cercle Rouge), made in 1970, was the second to last movie by French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville.
Corey (Alain Delon), who is about to be released from prison, gets from a prison ward a hint for a possible jewel heist. Meanwhile, Vogel (Gian Maria Volonte) manages to escape from commisioner Mattei (Andre Bourvil) who was escorting him in a train from Marseille to Paris. Vogel decides to hide in the trunk of the next best car at a nearby roadhouse and as fate would have it, Corey's car is the only with an unlocked trunk. Corey then gets through the police block and after some initial problems they become friends and decide to go to Paris. After a run-in with two mooks, Corey lets Vogel in on the jewel heist plans, but Vogel tells him that he is not what Corey was looking for and recommends Jansen (Yves Montand) for this particular task. All the while, Mattei is looking to find Vogel. He tries to get information from a night club owner called Santi who seems to know Vogel, he learns about the run-in with the two mooks concluding that Vogel was possibliy involved and from an anonymous informer he gets the names of the men involved in the jewel heist.
The heist itself is carried out without any incidents but afterwards their fence refuses to take the jewels because it would take him months to find a buyer. To make contact with a new fence, they decide to go to Santi, thereby sealing their fate.
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!![[The Red Circle]] contains examples of
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: It's never mentioned directly but through the quote at the beginning of the movie it's heavily implied that [[spoiler:Vogel, Corey, Jansen and Mattei are destined to meet in the end.]]
* CreatorCameo: The Mustang that can be seen at the second roadblock belonged to Jean-Pierre Melville.
* CutAndPasteNote: The anonymous letter Mattei receives.
* FauxlosophicNarration: The page quote which appears at the beginning of the movie was made up by Melville.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Jansen disarms the alarm system by shooting a bullet into the keyhole that triggers it.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: [[spoiler:The way Vogel shoots both mooks makes it look like they shot each other.]]
* PaperThinDisguise: [[spoiler:Mattei simply uses some shades to disguise himself as the new fence.]]
The Red Circle (Le Cercle Rouge), made in 1970, was the second to last movie by French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville.
Corey (Alain Delon), who is about to be released from prison, gets from a prison ward a hint for a possible jewel heist. Meanwhile, Vogel (Gian Maria Volonte) manages to escape from commisioner Mattei (Andre Bourvil) who was escorting him in a train from Marseille to Paris. Vogel decides to hide in the trunk of the next best car at a nearby roadhouse and as fate would have it, Corey's car is the only with an unlocked trunk. Corey then gets through the police block and after some initial problems they become friends and decide to go to Paris. After a run-in with two mooks, Corey lets Vogel in on the jewel heist plans, but Vogel tells him that he is not what Corey was looking for and recommends Jansen (Yves Montand) for this particular task. All the while, Mattei is looking to find Vogel. He tries to get information from a night club owner called Santi who seems to know Vogel, he learns about the run-in with the two mooks concluding that Vogel was possibliy involved and from an anonymous informer he gets the names of the men involved in the jewel heist.
The heist itself is carried out without any incidents but afterwards their fence refuses to take the jewels because it would take him months to find a buyer. To make contact with a new fence, they decide to go to Santi, thereby sealing their fate.
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!![[The Red Circle]] contains examples of
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: It's never mentioned directly but through the quote at the beginning of the movie it's heavily implied that [[spoiler:Vogel, Corey, Jansen and Mattei are destined to meet in the end.]]
* CreatorCameo: The Mustang that can be seen at the second roadblock belonged to Jean-Pierre Melville.
* CutAndPasteNote: The anonymous letter Mattei receives.
* FauxlosophicNarration: The page quote which appears at the beginning of the movie was made up by Melville.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Jansen disarms the alarm system by shooting a bullet into the keyhole that triggers it.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: [[spoiler:The way Vogel shoots both mooks makes it look like they shot each other.]]
* PaperThinDisguise: [[spoiler:Mattei simply uses some shades to disguise himself as the new fence.]]
