Burglar Maurice Faugel has just finished his sentence. He murders Gilbert Vanovre, a receiver, and steals the loot of a break-in. He is also preparing a house-breaking, and his friend Silien brings him the needed equipment. But Silien is a police informer ... A movie whose "all characters are two-faced, all characters are false", according to director Jean-Pierre Melville.
Andrès , Carl Studer , Charles Bayard , Charles Bouillaud , Christian Lude , Daniel Crohem , Dominique Zardi , Fabienne Dali , Georges Sellier , Jacques Leonard , Jean Desailly , Jean-Paul Belmondo , Marcel Cuvelier , Michel Piccoli , Philippe March , Philippe Nahon , Rene Lefèvre , Robert Blome , Serge Reggiani , Volker Schlöndorff
