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.

Starring:

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

Genre:

Crime, Drama, Thriller