Three criminals escape from a French prison and hide in a coastal village where they have to wait for 12 hours until the boat that is supposed to take them to freedom arrives.
Lino Ventura
as Fourbieux
Laurent Terzieff
as Kopetsky
Hannes Messemer
as Serge
Eva Bartok
as Eva
Suzy Prim
as Madame César
Lucien Raimbourg
as César
Gert Fröbe
as Monsieur Blanche
Guy Tréjan
as Armand,le gendarme
