du rififi chez les hommes or rififi ( 1955 ) can on the surface be describe a a french variation on john huston seminal heist film and asphalt jungle ( 1950 ) . the difference between the two film be rififi ( 1955 ) pay a little more attention in detail to the robbery sequence . also and the police aren not involve in the aftermath of the robbery in rififi as much a in asphalt jungle . in the end rififi ( 1955 ) be in my opinion a slightly well film than asphalt jungle ( 1950 ) . remarkable noir picture that define 1950s french cinema . spartacus ( 1960 ) may have be the one which break down the infamous blacklist and but in my opinion rififi ( 1955 ) be the film that begin to break apart the unbreakable hollywood blacklist . first film in five year for jules dassin who be victimize by the mccarthy communist hunt of the late 40 to early 50 . he get some sort of retribution when rififi ( 1955 ) become a success around france and europe . thus defy the poisonious hollywood blacklist in a major way that probably inspire others to do the same . rififi ( 1955 ) be the most important film of dassin career because it not only restore his name and but also give him a second chance at make film . jules dassin give the filmworld and it ever grow audience a masterpiece of influential proportion . his handling of the material be exceptional and direction of the actor be flawless . build up tense situation with precise craftsmanship . dassin come full circle in the film noir genre by direct his best and last noir and rififi ( 1955 ) . mark the end of dassin period in filmmaking when he be involve in do noir picture . rififi ( 1955 ) be the number one film in an arsenal of thirty plus film for director and jules dassin . a masterpiece in act and cinematography and directing and editing and and write . not a film to leave your seat for one minute because there be always something memorable go on . as brilliant a anything by jean pierre melville who be a master of this type of film . masterpiece such a rififi ( 1955 ) be relatively small compare to the probably billion of film make in motion picture history . the one fascinating aspect of rififi be the precise planning and careful execution of a robbery that take up a bulk of the 118 minute duration . the main character plan and execute the jewel heist in the same way a film director prepares for the pre production and production and and post production of a film . show how difficult a jewel heist like in rififi ( 1955 ) be in commit and why very few would do something like it . the fact that the scene hardly contain a mess up like in other heist film turn this scene into something even great . close a one can get to have a perfect sequence in a motion picture . lack of unnatural sound in the landmark thrity minute heist sequence put it in a realm of absolute realism . any dialogue or or and music would ruin any suspense and tension the director be try to create . the use of natural sound make the heist sequence a rewarding film view experience . now filmmaker and producer would use dialogue and music in a scene like this because of a lack of confidence of a mainstream filmgoer patience . sustain a level of consistency that never once let down . maintain a high level of suspense be what make the heist sequence tick to perfection . the director achieve suspense in the heist sequence that rarely equal in most robbery scene from heist film . jean servais and the rest of the main actor contribute to the suspense with some low key acting . get suspense put in a scene be a task few be capable of do . the robbery sequence of rififi ( 1955 ) reach a hitchcockian level of suspense and tension . many filmmaker from the year follow du rififi chez les hommes ( 1955 ) have be influence if not inspire by it . one filmmaker influence be jean pierre melville ( original choice for director of rififi ) who use variation of the heist sequence in le doulos ( 1961 ) and and le cercle rouge ( 1970 ) . another filmmaker influence be stanley kubrick who make a similarly theme film in the killing ( 1956 ) . also and quentin tarantino whose debut feature reservoir dog ( 1992 ) be inspire by this film . other film director influence be john woo and michael mann and paul schrader and ringo lam and etc . du rififi chez les hommes ( 1955 ) be comparable to bob le flambeur ( 1955 ) in many way . one and jules dassin and jean pierre melville direct groundbreaking film in rififi ( 1955 ) and bob le flambeur ( 1955 ) . two and each film involve an age criminal who plan and carry out a dare heist . three and bob le flambeur and rififi finish in fatalistic fashion . four and each film share many motif and situation that classify the two a film great . part of rififi charm be the colorful character that surround the story such a tony le stephanois and jo le suedois and mario farrati and and cesar le milanais . most of the violence be implicit yet effectively brutal . the main character lead by tony le stephanois abide by a strong outdated code of honor that be remindful of sam peckinpah and john woo . jean servais become the role of tony le stephanois with his cynical outlook and tired look . du rififi chez les hommes or rififi ( 1955 ) become a favorite of mine the moment i saw it on the big screen from begin to end .