"A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in."
Lino Ventura
as Gustave 'Gu' Minda
Paul Meurisse
as Commissioner Blot
Christine Fabréga
as Simone, aka 'Manouche'
Michel Constantin
as Alban, Manouche's bodyguard
Raymond Pellegrin
as Paul Ricci
Marcel Bozzuffi
as Jo Ricci, Paul's brother
Pierre Zimmer
as Orloff
Denis Manuel
as Antoine Ripa
Pierre Grasset
as Pascal
Paul Frankeur
as Inspector Fardiano
Jean Négroni
as Man
Jacques Léonard
as Henri Tourneur
Raymond Loyer
as Jacques Ribaldi, aka 'Le notaire'
Sylvain Lévignac
as Louis Bartel
Louis Bugette
as Théo
Albert Michel
as Marcel 'le Stéphanois'
Jean-Claude Bercq
as Inspector Godefroy
Albert Dagnant
as Jeannot Franchi
Pierre Gualdi
as The inspector who arrives first in the bar
Marcel Bernier
as Inspector at the hospital
Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer
Monique Bonnot
Editor
Michèle Boëhm
Director
Bernard Gérard
Original Music Composer
Jean-François Adam
Assistant Director
Georges Pellegrin
Ole Michelsen
Second Assistant Director
Catherine Moulin
Assistant Editor
Ziva Postec
Jacques Nibert
Assistant Camera
Jean-Claude Boussard
Guy Maugin
Props
Jean-Jacques Fabre
Decorator
Robert Porte
Manager of Operations
Marcel Correnson
Jean Dardeau
Set Propsman
André Labay
Producer
Charles Lumbroso
José Giovanni
Production Design
Michel Tellin
Costume Design
Alex Pront
Sound Director
Suzanne Durrenberger
Script Supervisor
Marcel Combes
Director of Photography