Films in cycle
Du rififi chez les hommes
(1955)
Directed by: Jules Dassin
PHOTOGRAPHY: Philippe Agostini
Synopsis:
A group of criminals plan to carry out an impossible robbery. Their target is a jewelry shop and the group consists of: expert for safe deposit boxes Cesar (Jules Dassin, under the pseudonym Perlo Vita), an easy-going Italian Mario Ferrati, Tony le Stéphanois, who just got out of prison, and his protégé Jo. The film is famous for, among other things, its detailed portrayal of a robbery lasting 28 minutes and happening in complete silence, without any music or dialogue.