Rififi (1955). Not nearly as good as Bob le Flambeur, of similar theme: aging thief plans one last heist, etc. A bit too brutal, and the wacky Italian character of "Mario" is too annoying for words. But parts of it are interesting, and seem to have inspired imitation.

It was directed by Jules Dassin, who was born Julius Dassin in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1912. He made The Naked City, got blacklisted, then went into exile to make this movie, Never on a Sunday, and quite a few others. His position is a bit eccentric. He had a documentary approach to film, which might have compromised the dramatic in his work. In watching this movie I found myself more intrigued by the shots of Paris than by the perfunctory plot. And I even hate having to say "perfunctory plot", but that's what it was.

The best things are the music, the slang, and the scenery.