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
Gian Maria Volonté
Vogel
Yves Montand
Jansen
François Périer
Santi
Paul Crauchet
The Receiver
Bourvil
Commissioner François Mattei
Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Santi's Doorman (uncredited)
Paul Amiot
Marchand, Inspector General of Police
Jean Franval
Hotel keeper
Stéphanie Fugain
Cigarette seller (uncredited)
Pierre Collet
Prison Guard
Yves Arcanel
Committing Magistrate
René Berthier
Judiciary Police Director
Robert Favart
Salesman at Mauboussin
Jean-Pierre Posier
Mattei's Assistant
André Ekyan
Rico
Yvan Chiffre
Policeman
Jean Champion
Level-crossing guard
Jacques Léonard
Policeman
Jean Pignol
Court registry clerk
Robert Rondo
Policeman
Jacques Galland
Train conductor
Roger Fradet
Policeman
Édouard Francomme
Billiard hall watchman
Guy Henry
Guardian (uncredited)
Daniel Humair
Jean-Marc Boris
Jean-Marc, Santi's Son
Anna Douking
Corey's old girlfriend
Jean-Pierre Janic
Paul, Rico's henchman
Pierre Lecomte
Deputy of the I.G.S.
Jacques Leroy
Policeman
George Arvanitas

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