- Banned in China: The film was banned in Mexico and Finland (and possibly other countries as well) over fear that the detailed depiction of the heist would inspire copycat robberies.
- Career Resurrection: Jules Dassin was blacklisted in Hollywood as a Communist in 1950, and was unable to land a filmmaking job for four years. He thus moved to France to direct Rififi, which was released in 1955 to box office success and generally positive reviews (with Dassin winning the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival). It was eventually released in America with Dassin's name in the credits, and made him one of the first filmmakers to break free from the stigma of the blacklist. He kept maintaining a thriving career in Europe for the rest of his life, with further hits including Never on Sunday and Topkapi.
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- Finland banned the film in 1955. In 1959, a severely cut version was rereleased there.
- In the US, the Roman Catholic Legion of Decency challenged the film. The studio appeased them by making three brief cuts, and adding a quote from Proverbs as an opening title card. ("When the wicked are multiplied, crime shall be multiplied: but the just shall see their downfall." Proverbs 29:16)
- Life Imitates Art: The heist scene was based on a real life robbery, and in turn it inspired a series of more burglaries in Mexico.
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