Auguste Le Breton (born Auguste Monfort 18 February 1913 – 31 May 1999) was a French novelist who wrote primarily about the criminal underworld. His novels were adapted into several notable films of ...

Before there was “Mission: Impossible” or “Reservoir Dogs,” there was “Rififi.” Director Jules Dassin’s 1955 crime thriller — based on Auguste Le Breton’s novel of the same name — is an endlessly ...