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
as Corey
Bourvil
as Commissioner François Mattei
Gian Maria Volonté
as Vogel
Yves Montand
as Jansen
François Périer
as Santi
Paul Crauchet
as The Receiver
André Ekyan
as Rico
Paul Amiot
as Marchand, Inspector General of Police
Pierre Collet
as Prison Guard
Jean-Pierre Posier
as Mattei's Assistant
Yves Arcanel
as Committing magistrate
René Berthier
as Judiciary Police Director
