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Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze
Another example of that is Jules Dassin's Rififi (a classic jewel heist flick that deserves a place alongside Melville's Le Cercle Rouge), which is a completely rewritten film based on a garish novel by an equally garish gangster known for his conspicuous lack of literary talent. For all I know, even that novel might be good.
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I hadn't picked up that Rififi was originally a novel, but I believe it is one of the great films. I watched it on television some years ago and am still haunted by it. Utterly brilliant.