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  • Rififi
  • Opened June 5, 1956 | Runtime:2 hr. 0 min.
  • Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony (Jean Servais) turns down a quick job his friend Jo (Carl Mohner) offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado (Marie Sabouret) has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Read More
  • Cast: Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel, Magali Noël, Perlo Vita
  • Director: Jules Dassin
  • Genres: Crime Thriller, Gangster Film, Caper, Crime

Rififi Critic Reviews

Must Go! Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Examiner | G. Allen Johnson

    A sweaty-browed exercise in precision filmmaking, but one that doesn't cheat...

  • 100
    Christian Science Monitor | David Sterritt

    Among the picture's many surprises is a superb robbery scene filmed in a...

  • 100
    Baltimore Sun | Chris Kaltenbach

    Rififi, with its stark visuals, dark humor and constrained performances, earned...

  • 100
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer | William Arnold

    The granddaddy of all caper/heist movies. The work that defined the genre for...

Rififi Movie Ratings + Reviews

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