Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
2h 20m
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.
Alain Delon
Corey
Bourvil
Commissioner François Mattei
Gian Maria Volonté
Vogel
Yves Montand
Jansen
François Périer
Santi
Paul Crauchet
The Receiver
André Ekyan
Rico
Paul Amiot
Marchand, Inspector General of Police
Pierre Collet
Prison Guard
Marie-Sophie Dubus
Editor
Jean-Pierre Melville
Director
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Éric Demarsan
Original Music Composer
Robert Dorfmann
Producer
Jean-Pierre Melville
Editor
Jacques Dorfmann
Line Producer
Pierre Charron
Set Decoration
Jean Nény
Sound Director