Crime Drama
Henri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United States, where he was working for Liski, the drug dealer. With the fame of being a tough guy preceding him, he sets himself to the task of knowing why the French operations were not so profitable - and soon he is master of all links of the organization. He can now get it honed to perfection - or destroy it. Only... the Police are following his every step.
Directed by
Henri Decoin
Written by
Henri Decoin, Maurice Griffe
Jean Gabin
Henri Ferré dit 'Le Nantais'
Magali Noël
Lisette, la caissière du "Troquet"
Lino Ventura
Roger le Catalan
Marcel Dalio
Paul Liski, le chef du réseau de drogue
Albert Rémy
Bibi, le complice de Roger
Marcel Bozzuffi
Le client au révolver (uncredited)
Lila Kedrova
Léa, la toxicomane
Paul Frankeur
le commissaire Fernand
François Patrice
Jo
Jacqueline Porel
Solange Birot
Laurence Badie
La fleuriste du cabaret (uncredited)
Gisèle Grandpré
Minor role (uncredited)
Pierre-Louis
l'inspecteur Leroux - de la brigade mondaine
Roland Armontel
Louis Birot, l'ingénieur-chimiste
Gabriel Gobin
Un client du "Troquet"
Ky Duyen
Minor Role (uncredited)
Françoise Spira
Yvonne, la dame des lavabos
Michel Jourdan
Marcel
René Berthier
Le docteur (uncredited)
Alain Nobis
Inspecteur Decharme (uncredited)
Paul Azaïs
Le patron du bistrot
André Weber
L'antiquaire
Jean-Claude Michel
Un agent de nettoyage des wagons (uncredited)
Robert Le Fort
Julien
Jean Sylvère
Emile Lourmel
Maurice Rémy
Georges Demas
François Joux
Un inspecteur
Léopoldo Francès
Le barman du Vercingétorix (uncredited)
Hélène Roussel
Minor Role (uncredited)
Lucien Desagneaux
Un inspecteur (uncredited)
Jacques Josselin
Fredo
Jacques Morlaine
Inspecteur Dupont
Simone Sylvestre
La compagne de l'homme au revolver
Suzy Willy
La patronne du restaurant
René Alié
Un transporteur
Olivier Darrieux
Jo Peignot
Louis Dubois
Paul Temps

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