Stone Village Pictures has acquired remake rights to the 1955 French heist classic "Rififi" and will make a contemporized version starring Al Pacino and directed by Harold Becker reports Variety.
"Rififi" revolves around a career thief who, upon leaving prison, discovers his wife has left him. He returns to crime, plotting a daring jewelry store heist. The film is best remembered for a 30-minute robbery sequence that has no scripted dialogue or music.
Original "Rififi" was directed by Jules Dassin in France once he left America after finding himself on the Hollywood blacklist. This pic would be the third collaboration between Becker and Pacino, after "Sea of Love" and "City Hall".
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