The film follows the exploits of Jacques, a car-mechanic turned pro-thief, and his Jewish co-conspirator Simon as their robberies, beginning well before the Second World War, take on a political coloration under the occupation.
Jacques Dutronc
as Jacques
Marlène Jobert
as Lola
Brigitte Fossey
as Dominique
Bruno Cremer
as Bruno
Jacques Villeret
as Jacques
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
as Lafont
Marie Déa
as Mme Blanchot
Alain Mottet
as le commissaire Blanchot
Georg Marischka
as le chef de la gestapo
Serge Reggiani
as le chef de la résistance
Philippe Léotard
as le vendeur de Citroën
Michel Fortin
as Un truand