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