Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
Le Cercle Rouge
TITLE DETAILS

Le Cercle Rouge

1970-10-19 · 140 min · ★ 7.6

Crime · Drama · Thriller

When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find him.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Jean-Pierre Melville
Production companies
Euro International Films, Les Films Corona, Selenia Cinematografica, Fono Roma, Comacico
Countries
France, Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Alain DelonAlain DelonCorey
BourvilBourvilCommissioner François Mattei
Gian Maria VolontéGian Maria VolontéVogel
Yves MontandYves MontandJansen
Paul CrauchetPaul CrauchetThe Receiver
Paul AmiotPaul AmiotMarchand, Inspector General of Police
Pierre ColletPierre ColletPrison Guard
André EkyanAndré EkyanRico
Jean-Pierre PosierJean-Pierre PosierMattei's Assistant
François PérierFrançois PérierSanti
Yves ArcanelYves ArcanelCommitting Magistrate
René BerthierRené BerthierJudiciary Police Director
Jean-Marc BorisJean-Marc BorisJean-Marc, Santi's Son
Jean ChampionJean ChampionLevel-crossing guard
Yvan ChiffreYvan ChiffrePoliceman
Anna DoukingAnna DoukingCorey's old girlfriend
Robert FavartRobert FavartSalesman at Mauboussin
Roger FradetRoger FradetPoliceman
Édouard FrancommeÉdouard FrancommeBilliard hall watchman
Jean FranvalJean FranvalHotel keeper

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Rental

Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

Purchase

Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

View authorized watch options on TMDb

Recommendations

Lost Bullet
★ 6.6
Lost Bullet2020Crime · Drama · Thriller

A small time delinquent, turned police mechanic for a go fast task force, is forced to defend his innocence when his mentor is killed by dirty cops.

The Second Wind
★ 6.0
The Second Wind2007Crime · Drama · Thriller

Gu, a famous gangster, has just escaped from jail. All french police is after him. Before leaving the country with Manouche, the woman he loves, Gu needs a final job to get some money. The job works, but a police's scheming makes Gu appear as a traitor to his own accomplices. Gu will do whatever it takes to clean his honor...

Flic Story
★ 6.4
Flic Story1975Crime · Drama · Thriller

The film story depicts Emile Buisson, following the death of his wife and child, escaping from a psychiatric institution in 1947 and returning to Paris. Buisson, who three years later would become France's public enemy number one, begins a murderous rampage through the French capital.

36th Precinct
★ 6.9
36th Precinct2004Crime · Drama · Thriller

In Paris, two cops are competing for the vacant job of chief of police, in the middle of the search for a gang of violent thieves. The movie is directed by Olivier Marchal, a former police officer who spent 12 years with the French police before creating this story, taken in part from real events of the 1980s.

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
★ 6.6
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera2025Crime · Thriller

Big Nick is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie, who is embroiled in the treacherous and unpredictable world of diamond thieves and the infamous Panther mafia, as they plot a massive heist of the world's largest diamond exchange.

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
★ 6.8
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye1950Crime · Thriller

Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inmate’s sister, gets back quickly into the crime business, faces corrupt local cops who run the city’s underworld and meets a powerful tycoon’s whimsical daughter.

The Emperor of Paris
★ 6.3
The Emperor of Paris2018Crime · Drama · Thriller

Paris, France, early 19th century. The legendary convict François Vidocq lives in disguise trying to escape from a tragic past that torments him. When, after an unfortunate event, he crosses paths with the police chief, he makes a bold decision that will turn the ruthless mastermind of the Parisian underworld against him.

Kiss of the Dragon
★ 6.9
Kiss of the Dragon2001Crime · Thriller

Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.

Righteous Kill
★ 5.9
Righteous Kill2008Crime · Drama · Thriller

Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?

Black and Blue
★ 6.8
Black and Blue2019Crime · Thriller

Rookie cop Alicia West, an Army veteran, inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. After realizing that the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the one person from her community who is willing to help her as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.

The Prey
★ 6.5
The Prey2011Crime · Thriller

A robber escapes from prison with a single objective in mind: to track down his former cellmate, a serial killer who intends to pin his crimes on him. A cop is sent after the robber who, despite his best efforts, soon becomes Public Enemy Number One. As the protagonists are driven to their limits, it becomes increasingly unclear who is the hunter and who is the prey.

The Stronghold
★ 7.3
The Stronghold2021Crime · Thriller

Tired of the small-time grind, three Marseille cops get a chance to bust a major drug network. But lines blur when a key informant makes a big ask.

The Crew
★ 6.2
The Crew2016Crime · Drama · Thriller

One of the members of a gang of thieves commits a serious mistake that force them to work for a ruthless gang of drug dealers, endangering the future of the team, their lives and those of their families.

Un Flic
★ 6.6
Un Flic1972Crime · Thriller

A Parisian police chief has an affair, but unbeknownst to him, the boyfriend of the woman he’s having an affair with is a bank robber planning a heist.

Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
★ 7.3
Mesrine: Public Enemy #12008Crime · Drama · Thriller

After nearly two decades of legendary criminal feats, making him France's most notorious criminal while simultaneously feeding his desire for media attention and public adoration, Mesrine becomes increasingly paranoid and isolated, leading to a dramatic confrontation with the law that ultimately seals his fate as the nation's most infamous public enemy.

Copshop
★ 6.3
Copshop2021Crime · Thriller

On the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station. However, when the hit man turns up at the precinct, an unsuspecting rookie cop finds herself caught in the crosshairs.

Sexy Beast
★ 7.0
Sexy Beast2001Crime · Drama · Thriller

Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan, intent on persuading Gal to return to London for one last big job.

Rogue City
★ 5.9
Rogue City2020Crime · Drama · Thriller

Caught in the crosshairs of police corruption and Marseille’s warring gangs, a loyal cop must protect his squad by taking matters into his own hands.

No Man's Land
★ 6.0
No Man's Land1987Crime · Drama

A rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy the thrill and lifestyle of the game, and becomes romanticly involved with the leaders sister.

Public Enemies
★ 6.7
Public Enemies2009Crime · Drama

Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.

Similar titles

Last Year at Marienbad
★ 7.4
Last Year at Marienbad1961Drama

At a weekend gathering, a man tells a woman that they had spent time there together a year prior. But, the woman has no recollection whatsoever and is convinced that he is simply fabricating the encounter. The more he speaks about their activities the previous year however, the more compelling he becomes. The question remains however – did they meet previously or not?

Black Rain
★ 6.6
Black Rain1989Drama · Thriller

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.

Bluebeard
★ 6.4
Bluebeard1963Crime · Drama

Paris, France, during the First World War. While thousands of soldiers die every day on the battlefields, Henri Landru, a seemingly respectable furniture dealer, married and father of four children, relentlessly feeds his own sinister factory of death.

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
★ 7.4
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown1988Drama

After being dumped by her lover, Pepa finds her life and the lives of those around her spiraling out of control in a deliciously chaotic series of events.

The French Revolution
★ 7.5
The French Revolution1989Drama

A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. Part one spans the event until August 10, 1792 (when the King Louis XVI lost all authority and was imprisoned). Part two carries the story through the end of the terror in 1794.

The Sicilian Clan
★ 7.6
The Sicilian Clan1969Crime · Drama

An ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter-in-law of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them.

Veer-Zaara
★ 7.5
Veer-Zaara2004Drama

Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh, a pilot in the Indian Air Force, rescues the stranded Zaara, a woman from Pakistan, following a bus accident, and their lives are forever bound.

Hum Tum
★ 6.4
Hum Tum2004Drama

The encounters of two people who run into each other on several occasions under circumstances ranging from friendly to hostile to loving. Along many years and countless run-ins, the two despise each other, befriend each other, and fall in love with each other—in no particular order.

The Nasty Girl
★ 6.7
The Nasty Girl1990Drama

When a young woman investigates her town's Nazi past, the community turns against her.

The Kingdom
★ 6.8
The Kingdom2007Drama · Thriller

A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.

Bordertown
★ 6.3
Bordertown2007Crime · Drama · Thriller

American corporations are using the North American Free Trade Agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the United States–Mexico border. The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long hours for little money in order to produce mass quantity products. Lauren Adrian, an impassioned American news reporter for the Chicago Sentinel wants to be assigned to the Iraq front-lines to cover the war. Instead, her editor George Morgan assigns her to investigate a series of slayings involving young maquiladora factory women in a Mexican bordertown.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
★ 5.7
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof1984Drama

An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.

The Lady Banker
★ 5.3
The Lady Banker1980Drama

Ambitious Emma Eckhert successfully makes her way into a world previously reserved for men: that of high finance. She quickly becomes popular with small savers, but leads a scandalous life that will cost her.

Paul and Michelle
★ 5.6
Paul and Michelle1974Drama

Taking place approximately three years after the events in Friends, Paul and Michelle follows the family of Paul Harrison and Michelle Latour-Harrison after they have been reunited. Paul has to cope with the difficulties he faces balancing work, college, and trying to maintain their family as well as a new love interest for Michelle.

Trade
★ 7.0
Trade2007Thriller

A Texas cop, whose own daughter might have been forced into sexual slavery, joins forces with a Mexican youth to find the boy's sister, who was abducted and forced into prostitution. Meanwhile, a Polish woman who was promised a better life in America also becomes a victim.

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
★ 4.8
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died1998Crime

A mental patient escapes from the looney bin in drag, robs a bank, and goes on the lam!

There Are No Saints
★ 5.1
There Are No Saints2022Thriller

A man is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. When his wife is murdered and his son kidnapped and taken to Mexico, he devises an elaborate and dangerous plan to rescue his son and avenge the murder.

Les Misérables
★ 7.2
Les Misérables1998Crime · Drama

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

Svengali
★ 6.1
Svengali1954Drama · Thriller

A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.

Diva
★ 6.7
Diva1981Drama · Thriller

Jules, a young Parisian postman, secretly records a concert performance given by the opera singer Cynthia Hawkins, whom he idolises. The following day, Jules runs into a woman who is being pursued by armed thugs. Before she is killed, the woman slips an audio cassette into his mail bag...

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.