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.

• Euro International Films
• Les Films Corona
• Alain Delon
• Bourvil
• Gian Maria Volonté
• Yves Montand
• Paul Crauchet
• Paul Amiot
• Pierre Collet
• André Ekyan