Du rififi chez les femmes (1959)
Directed by Alex Joffé

Crime / Drama
aka: Rififi Among the Women

Film Synopsis

In Brussels, Vicky is the owner of a boat-cabaret, Ration K, which she refuses to sell to her rival, an Italian gangster named Bug.  Vicky herself belongs to a gang who are preparing to rob a bank.  Bug sees Vicky as a potentially useful partner in his operations and sets out to sabotage her part in the robbery...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Alex Joffé
  • Script: Gabriel Arout, José Giovanni, Alex Joffé, Jacques Mage, Auguste Le Breton (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Pierre Montazel
  • Music: Louiguy
  • Cast: Nadja Tiller (Vicky de Berlin), Robert Hossein (Marcel Point-Bleu), Silvia Monfort (Yoko), Roger Hanin (Le Bug), Pierre Blanchar (Le Pirate), Françoise Rosay (Berthe), Jean Gaven (James), Daniel Emilfork (Luigi), George Rigaud (Le Marquis), Wayne Van Voores (Chicago - le Sicilien), André Cellier (Le transporteur), Denise Clair (Prune), Trio Walters (Themselves), Eddie Constantine (Williams), Michel Galabru, Lucien Raimbourg, Maurice Garrel, Carlo Campanini, Tiberio Murgia, René Alone
  • Country: France / Italy
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 110 min
  • Aka: Rififi Among the Women ; Riff Raff Girls ; Rififi and the Women ; Rififi for Girls

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