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.

Jean Servais
as Tony le Stéphanois

Carl Möhner
as Jo le Suedois

Robert Manuel
as Mario Ferrati

Janine Darcey
as Louise

Pierre Grasset
as Louis Grutter aka Louis le Tatoué

Robert Hossein
as Rémi Grutter

Marcel Lupovici
as Pierre Grutter

Dominique Maurin
as Tonio

Magali Noël
as Viviane

Marie Sabouret
as Mado
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A 1955 classic whose story and production values have not aged. Sure, security technology has changed, and special effects have advanced. In spite of that, this movie has all the marks of a perfect film. Only one thing depicted in Rififi is no longer true: There is no longer any "honor among thieves...