Malvern French Film Centre – DU RIFIFI CHEZ LES HOMMES
SATURDAY 15TH & SUNDAY 16TH FEBRUARY
SIX GREAT GANGSTER MOVIES
Tickets £6 (£5 when three or more films are booked at the same time – only available through the box office on 01684 892277)
DU RIFIFI CHEZ LES HOMMES
Saturday 15th Feb ’20 at 7pm
1955 (12) – B&W 118 mins (crime/thriller)
Jules Dassin
Fresh out of jail after a five-year imprisonment, a weary master burglar returns to a rain-soaked Paris only to find his girl is now the mistress of a rival dope-dealing gangster. Utterly disheartened, he reluctantly accepts the proposition of his young protégé, for a quick smash-and-grab raid on a prestigious jewellery store, but only if they step up the job into an all-out jewel heist. With an impeccable plan and an expert safe-cracker, the thieves are on a roll. But what if opening the impregnable safe is the easiest part of the job?
Cannes 1955: Best director
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 1956: Best Film
NBR USA 1956: Top Film