Le Cercle Rouge

Overview

When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find him.

Cast

Alain Delon

Corey

Bourvil

Commissioner François Mattei

Gian Maria Volonté

Vogel

Yves Montand

Jansen

François Périer

Santi

Paul Crauchet

The Receiver

André Ekyan

Rico

Paul Amiot

Marchand, Inspector General of Police

Pierre Collet

Prison Guard

Jean-Pierre Posier

Mattei's Assistant