In Paris around 1900, a young man raised by his wealthy uncle plots revenge after his cousin is betrothed to a rich neighbor. He steals the fiancé's family jewels, reveling in the thrill, and sets off on a lifelong path of burglary.
Jean-Paul Belmondo
as Georges Randal
Geneviève Bujold
as Charlotte
Marie Dubois
as Geneviève Delpiels
Julien Guiomar
as Abbot Félix La Margelle
Paul Le Person
as Roger Voisin aka 'Roger-La-Honte'
Christian Lude
as Urbain Randal, Georges' uncle and guardian
Françoise Fabian
as Ida
Marlène Jobert
as Broussaille
Bernadette Lafont
as Marguerite, brazen maid
Martine Sarcey
as Renée Mouratet
Roger Crouzet
as Mouratet
Jacques Debary
as Courbassol
