The lawyer is visiting a prison to meet with a violent criminal who has been condemned to death. During the visit, things turn bad, there is a riot where prisoners escape and the criminal escapes taking a lawyer hostage.
Pierre Richard
as Jean-Philippe Duroc, Gaulard's lawyer
Victor Lanoux
as Martial Gaulard, condemned to death
Raymond Bussières
as Marcel Duroc, father of Jean-Philippe
Jean-Pierre Darras
as Jacques Panivaux, owner of the Rolls-Royce
Yvonne Gaudeau
as Gisèle Panivaux
Jacques Frantz
as Commissioner Rocheteau, tracking Gaulard on the run
Claude Brosset
as Gustave, from the tomato coulis farm
Blanche Ravalec
as Marguerite, wife of Gustave
Claire Richard
as Blanche Hirondelle, Martial Gaulard's lover
Bernard Granger
as Jeannot, Marguerite's lover
Erick Desmarestz
as Investigating judge at the Palais de Justice in Paris
Katia Tchenko
as Prostitute, rue du Garet in Lyon