Crime Thriller
When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find him.
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Melville
Written by
Jean-Pierre Melville
Alain Delon
Corey
Yves Montand
Jansen
François Périer
Santi
Gian Maria Volonté
Vogel
Bourvil
Commissioner François Mattei
Paul Crauchet
The Receiver
Jean Pignol
Court registry clerk
Jean Champion
Level-crossing guard
Yves Arcanel
Committing magistrate
Jacques Galland
Train conductor
Anna Douking
Corey's old girlfriend
Pierre Collet
Prison Guard
Guy Henry
Guardian (uncredited)
René Berthier
Judiciary Police Director
Jean Franval
Hotel keeper
Stéphanie Fugain
Cigarette seller (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Posier
Mattei's Assistant
Yvan Chiffre
Policeman
Paul Amiot
Marchand, Inspector General of Police
Roger Fradet
Policeman
Robert Favart
Salesman at Mauboussin
Robert Rondo
Policeman
Jacques Léonard
Policeman
André Ekyan
Rico
Jean-Marc Boris
Jean-Marc, Santi's Son
Jean-Pierre Janic
Paul, Rico's henchman
Édouard Francomme
Billiard hall watchman
Jacques Leroy
Policeman

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