Le cercle rouge

Alain Delon plays a master thief, fresh out of prison, who crosses paths with a notorious escapee (Gian Maria Volonté) and an alcoholic ex-cop (Yves Montand). The unlikely trio plot a heist, against impossible odds, until a relentless inspector and their own pasts seal their fates. Jean-Pierre Melville's Le cercle rouge combines honorable antiheroes, coolly atmospheric cinematography, and breathtaking set pieces to create a masterpiece of crime cinema.
Special Features
- Newly restored uncut version, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- Excerpts from Cinéastes de notre temps: “Jean-Pierre Melville”
- New video interviews with assistant director Bernard Stora and Rui Nogueria, the author of Melville on Melville
- Thirty minutes of rare on-set and archival footage, featuring interviews with director Jean-Pierre Melville and stars Alain Delon, Yves Montand, and André Bourvil
- Original theatrical trailer and 2003 Rialto Pictures rerelease trailer
- Production and publicity stills, poster gallery (DVD only)
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A booklet featuring new essays by film critics Michael Sragow and Chris Fujiwara, excerpts from Melville on Melville, a reprinted interview with composer Eric Demarsan, and an appreciation from director John Woo
New cover by Art Chantry Design Co.
Special Features
- Newly restored uncut version, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- Excerpts from Cinéastes de notre temps: “Jean-Pierre Melville”
- New video interviews with assistant director Bernard Stora and Rui Nogueria, the author of Melville on Melville
- Thirty minutes of rare on-set and archival footage, featuring interviews with director Jean-Pierre Melville and stars Alain Delon, Yves Montand, and André Bourvil
- Original theatrical trailer and 2003 Rialto Pictures rerelease trailer
- Production and publicity stills, poster gallery (DVD only)
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A booklet featuring new essays by film critics Michael Sragow and Chris Fujiwara, excerpts from Melville on Melville, a reprinted interview with composer Eric Demarsan, and an appreciation from director John Woo
New cover by Art Chantry Design Co.

Cast
- Alain Delon
- Corey
- André Bourvil
- Captain Mattei
- Gian Maria Volontè
- Vogel
- Yves Montand
- Jansen
- Paul Crauchet
- The fence
- Paul Amiot
- Chief of Internal Affairs
- Pierre Collet
- Prison guard
- André Ekyan
- Rico
- Jean-Pierre Posier
- Mattei's assistant
- François Périer
- Santi
Credits
- Director
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Producer
- Robert Dorfmann
- Sound
- Jean Nény
- Sets
- Théo Meurisse
- Cinematography
- Henri Decaë
- Music
- Eric Demarsan
- Editing
- Marie-Sophie Dubus
- Cameraman
- Charles-Henri Montel
- Costumes
- Colette Baudot
- Assistant director
- Bernard Stora
Edition introduction to Le cercle rouge
