When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find him.
Elenco: Alain Delon , Bourvil , Gian Maria Volonté , Yves Montand , Paul Crauchet , François Périer , André Ekyan , Paul Amiot , Pierre Collet , Jean-Pierre Posier , Yves Arcanel , René Berthier , Anna Douking , Jean-Marc Boris , Robert Favart , Jean Franval , Jean Champion , Yvan Chiffre , Roger Fradet , Jean-Pierre Janic , Édouard Francomme , Jacques Galland , Jacques Léonard , Jacques Leroy , Jean Pignol , Robert Rondo , Stéphanie Fugain , Guy Henry .