Story:
Fresh out of jail, Tony le Stephanois plans a massive jewel heist. He puts together a team and sets the wheels in motion. He discovers that his girlfriend at the time of his arrest has a new boyfriend, a big-time gangster. Little does he know it but this fact will interfere with the heist.
Source: IMDB
Rififi depicts the perfect heist in more ways than one, telling its story so effectively that it essentially provided the template for an entire genre to follow.
Rotten Tomatoes Critics Consensus
Major accolades received by Rififi (1955)
- Featured in Roger Ebert’s Great Movies list.
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