Ikhariev is a professional gambler who made his fortune by cheating. Having just won eighty thousand roubles, he comes to try his luck again at a new inn. He is accosted by three men, also cheaters, who offer to join forces with him to ruin their new prey: young Glov, heir to a rich landed estate.
Paul Gay
as Alexis
André Gille
as Gavriouckka
Alfred Adam
as Ikhariev
Charles Denner
as Krougel
Michel Piccoli
as Chvokhniev
Jean-Pierre Marielle
as Outiechitelny
Jean-Roger Caussimon
as Glov Père
Henri Virlogeux
as Zamoukhrichkine
Claude Rich
as le jeune Glov
