A middle-aged businessman faces bankruptcy after his partner's suicide and a rival's unscrupulous offer to buy his company. Determined to avoid the trap, he finds an unexpected solution through a prostitute.
Michel Piccoli
as Simon Léotard
Ottavia Piccolo
as Mado
Romy Schneider
as Hélène
Jacques Dutronc
as Pierre
Julien Guiomar
as Lépidon
Charles Denner
as Reynald Manecca
Claude Dauphin
as Vaudable
Michel Aumont
as Aimé Barachet
Jean Bouise
as André
Benoît Allemane
as Antoine
André Falcon
as Mathelin
Jacques Richard
as Girbal