The best Jean-Pierre Melville films
The top 3 according to 53 votes from people: Le Cercle Rouge (1970) · Le Samouraï (1967) · Le Deuxième Souffle (1966). (Updated Feb 26, 2023.)
From Le Silence de la mer to Le Cercle rouge: Melville's films ranked highest by audiences and critics (AlloCiné, DVDClassik, Jolie Bobine).
Automatically translated (original in Français). See the original
Top 10
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1
Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
Delon, Montand, Bourvil and a heist on Place Vendôme.
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2
Le Samouraï (1967)
Alain Delon as a lone hitman, hat and trench coat.
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3
Le Deuxième Souffle (1966)
Lino Ventura as an escaped con planning one last job.
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4
Magnet of Doom (1963)
Belmondo and Charles Vanel across America.
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5
Army of Shadows (1969)
The Resistance without heroics, with Lino Ventura.
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6
Le Silence de la Mer (1949)
From Vercors, his first feature.
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7
Le Doulos (1962)
Belmondo: informer or not?
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8
Un flic (1972)
Delon as a police inspector, his last film.
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9
Bob le Flambeur (1956)
An ageing gambler plans to rob the Deauville casino.
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10
Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
Belmondo as a priest opposite Emmanuelle Riva under the Occupation.
Candidates
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11
Les Enfants Terribles (1950)
Cocteau, adapted by Melville.
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Comments (1)
L'Armée des ombres premier, d'accord, mais Le Samouraï reste le plus culte.