Recently released from prison, ageing thief Tony le Stéphanois is drawn into one last job: a meticulously planned heist on a high-security Parisian jewellery shop. Directed by blacklisted American filmmaker Jules Dassin while in exile in France, Rififi is widely regarded as one of the finest heist films ever made, prized for its tense, near-wordless robbery sequence and its lasting influence on the genre.

Showing as part of our Bank Robbery Weekend (Fri 28th – Mon 31st Aug) alongside Thief (1981), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and Bonnie and Clyde (1967). Want to make a steal of your own? Book tickets to any two of these screenings for a 20% discount. Book tickets for three screenings and get a 25% discount. Want to see the lot? Purchase tickets for all four films and get a 30% discount on the total cost.

Reviews

‘One of the great crime thrillers, the benchmark all succeeding heist films have been measured against, it’s no musty museum piece but a driving, compelling piece of work, redolent of the air of human frailty and fatalistic doom.’
Kenneth Turan, The LA Times