Rififi
...Means Trouble!
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.
- Director
- Jules Dassin
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $460,000
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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Movie DNA
How Rififi actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Rififi appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Heist Movies Ranked #26
Placed at #26 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Rififi returned 2.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $200,000
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $460,000
- Release date
- Apr 13, 1955
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- France
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