Classics in the Browning
Directed by Jules Dassin
With Jean Servais, Robert Hossein, Magali Noël
Not Rated, 115 minutes, DCP
In French with English subtitles
Tony Le Stéphanois (Jean Servais), back from prison after taking a rap for Jo le Suédois (Carl Möhner), is ready to settle a few scores and mastermind a brilliant jewel heist. A worldwide smash hit, Rififi earned director Jules Dassin the Best Director prize at Cannes and set the standard for screen robberies for decades to come.