BIBFRAME Work

Title

Le cercle rouge

Other Titles (e.g. Variant)

Red Circle

Type

• Monograph
• Moving Image

Contribution

• Montand, Yves, 1921-1991 (actor)
• Périer, François (actor)
• Melville, Jean-Pierre, 1917-1973 (film director)
• Dorfmann, Robert, 1912-1999 (film producer)
• Criterion Collection (Firm) (publisher)
• Bourvil, 1917-1970 (actor)
• Delon, Alain, 1935-2024 (actor)
• Selenia Cinematografica (Firm) (production company)
• Volonté, Gian Maria, 1933-1994 (actor)
• Films Corona (production company)

Subject

• Crime (FAST)
• Police (LCSH)
• Jewel thieves (FAST)
• Crime (LCSH)
• Police (FAST)
• Jewel thieves (LCSH)

Genre Form

• Drama (LCGFT)
• Feature films (FAST)
• Crime films (LCGFT)
• Crime films (FAST)
• Thrillers (Motion pictures) (LCGFT)
• Fiction films (FAST)
• Thrillers (Motion pictures) (FAST)
• Feature films (LCGFT)
• Drama (FAST)
• Motion pictures (LCGFT)
• Fiction films (LCGFT)

Language

• French

Classification

LCC: DVE 7737 (viewing copy) (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• two-dimensional moving image

Note

• Cast: Alain Delon, André Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonte, Yves Montand, François Périer
• Director, writer, Jean-Pierre Melville ; producer, Robert Dorfmann ; music, Eric Demarsan ; director of photography, Henri Decae
• French dialogue; English subtitles.

Summary

An ex-con fresh out of prison, a notorious escapee, and an alcoholic ex-cop plan a heist against impossible odds as a relentless inspector pursues them.

Origin Date(s)

1970

Authorized Access Point

Le cercle rouge

Moving image technique

• live action

Duration

PT2H20M

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:14:37.148647+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 22874747

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
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• Description language: eng
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