Episode 12: Rififi

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DATE : Thu, 1 Dec 2005 05:42:00 GMT
Entered in Database : 2005-12-01 05:42:00
length : 19623405
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Hollywood began tearing itself apart with accusations of Communism in 1947, and in 1949 American director Jules Dassin was blacklisted. In order to pursue his craft he fled to France, where he cobbled together a small budget and a motley crew of B stars. Together they created the heist masterpiece Rififi, the tale of a ragtag international band of thieves who use inferior tools and superior know-how to pull off the job of a lifetime. Theyâre in the clear until somebody ratsâthen one by one theyâre hunted down. The real crime is that Dassin had to fashion this allegorical gem while in exile.

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