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Rififi

...Means Trouble!

7.8(661)19551h 58m3

Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during Tony's absence. Expanding a minor smash-and-grab into a full-scale jewel heist, Tony and his crew appear to get away clean, but their actions after the job is completed threaten the lives of everyone involved.

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Status
Released
Budget
$200K
Box office
$460K
Language
Italian
  • paris, france
  • italian
  • jewelry
  • nightclub
  • safe
  • heist
  • burglary
  • black and white
  • newspaper stand
  • tuberculosis
  • cleaner

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Jules Dassin

Produced in

France

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical5 Jun 1956
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical1412 May 1955
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical161 Jan 1956
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical9 Jun 1955
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical17 Apr 1959
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical13 Apr 1955
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1229 Sept 1955
  • GreeceGR

    • PremiereThessaloniki International Film Festival1 Sept 1993
    • Theatricalre-release15 Jul 2010
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT1216 Aug 2002
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical2 Mar 1957
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical22 Sept 1955
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/162 Jan 1956

Frequently asked questions

Rififi was released on 13 April 1955.

Audience reviews

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  • B

    badelf

    1/14/2023

    10/10

    A 1955 classic whose story and production values have not aged. Sure, security technology has changed, and special effects have advanced. In spite of that, this movie has all the marks of a perfect film. Only one thing depicted in Rififi is no longer true: There is no longer any "honor among thieves". In my grandfathers time, thieves (Mafia?) had an honor code, or as it's called in this movie, "the rules". In today's…

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