Rififi (1954) (UK Import) on Blu-ray Disc
Rififi (1954) (UK Import)
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- Country of origin:
- Frankreich, 1954
- Age release:
- Dieser Titel ist nicht FSK-geprüft.
Delivery to minors is not possible.
Infos zu Titeln ohne Jugendfreigabe - Item number:
- 6390483
- UPC/EAN:
- 5027035011943
- Release date:
- 17.11.2014
- Genre:
- Thriller
- Playing time ca.:
- 118 Min.
- Director:
- Jules Dassin
- Actor:
- Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel, Janine Darcey, Pierre Grasset
- Film music:
- Georges Auric
- Original title:
- Du Rififi Chez Les Hommes (1954)
- Language:
- Französisch
- Picture:
- 4:3
- Subtitles:
- Englisch
- Specials:
- High Definition restoration
Uncompressed original mono PCM audio
Newly translated English subtitles
Introduction by French cinema critic and author Ginette Vincendeau
Interview with Jules Dassin
Q&A with Jules Dassin from BFI Southbank, London
Original Theatrical Trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring two original artworks
Other releases of Rififi |
Price |
|---|---|
| DVD | EUR 7.99* |
A seminal work of crime filmmaking th
at lead the young critic François Truffaut to declare “the best Film Noir I have ever seen”, Jules Dassin’s Rififi [Du rififi chez les hommes] has influenced films as diverse as Reservoir Dogs and Ocean’s Eleven since its release.
Following Tony, le Stéphanois (Jean Servais), a master thief fresh out of jail, wearing a harried look and suffering ill health he refuses to be involved with crime, until he finds his girlfriend shacked up with a rival gangster. With little reason to keep living he plans a final job. Tony sets about finding his crew and meticulously planning the job; a robbery of the jewellery store Mappin & Webb. Rififi revolves around the central heist, famed for its finite detail and incredible tension, but the drama does not end at the heist like so many other crime films. Dassin’s film is a humanist tale that hinges on the loyalty among thieves and draws on the fatalistic, doom laden lives common to crooks and thieves in pulp literature.
An instant commercial success in Paris and worldwide, the film was also very well received by the critics with Jules Dassin being awarded the best director prize at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.
Reviews
Lexikon des Int.Films: "Mit diesem meisterhaft inszenierten Film hat Jules Dassin den Begriff des 'Thrillers' in den französischen Kriminalfilmeingeführt." TV Spielfilm Filmlexikon: "Nur wenige Filme haben derart viele Nachahmungen und Variationen inspiriert."
Reclam Filmgenres Kriminalfilm: "Ein Klassiker der 'big heist' oder 'caper movies'."
DieterWunderlich.de: "Gilt als Meilenstein in der Filmgeschichte."
