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Tuesday
Jul272010

64 - Shhhh... We're Watching 'Rififi'...

DateTuesday, July 27, 2010 at 10:58PM

Having now covered a couple noir flicks, we thought it was time to cover not only a fantastic noir, but the grand-daddy of ALL heist films.

This 1956 crime drama was banned in many countries because the film's caper was deemed too realistic, and there even was a copycat crime committed after the film's release.

Let's see how well this film has aged...

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Reader Comments (2)

Great video! Another quiet French heist movie is Le cercle rouge.

August 8, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLudvig

Hey Ludvig!
I JUST came across this film while writing up notes for Rififi! I'm really excited to check it out!

August 8, 2010 | Registered CommenterMYMHM

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