Credits

Country

France

Language

French

Subtitles

English

Length

140

Directed by

Jean-Pierre Melville

Released in

1970

Starring

Alain Delon, Yves Montand, Andre Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonte

Storyline

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.