Michel Piccoli plays a police inspector whose best friend is murdered on the orders of gang boss Charles Vanel. The inspector knows full well that Vanel is too crafty and well-connected to ever stand trial for his crime, so he carefully lays a subtle trap for his adversary. Unfortunately, both Piccoli and Vanel are thwarted by a pair of scheming females.
Charles Vanel
as Léonce Pozzi, dit "Le Fondu"
Bella Darvi
as Cri Cri
Danik Patisson
as Lucie Barot
Michel Piccoli
as L'inspecteur Vardier, de la P.J.
François Guérin
as L'inspecteur Gilbert Barot
Marcel Mouloudji
as Jeannot Donati
Jean Brochard
as Le commissaire René Brévet
Georges Vitray
as L'inspecteur Albert Taillis
Alfred Goulin
as Le gendarme à l'hôpital
Albert Dinan
as Emile
Georges Douking
as Le fou
Marcel Lupovici
as Dédé
