Six months before his retirement from the criminal police, inspector Joss finds his colleague Gouvion dead, in a poorly faked suicide attempt. Joss loses his temper, and investigates on his own, which leads him through the bas-fond of Paris...
Acting
Gabin's final great performance, weathered and quietly furious.
Direction
Lautner's economical staging lets silence do the talking.
Director
Georges Lautner
Jean Gabin
Comissaire Joss, le Pacha
Dany Carrel
Nathalie Villars, la sœur de Léon
André Pousse
Marcel Lurat, dit Quinquin
Robert Dalban
l'inspecteur Albert Gouvion, amant de Nathalie
Jean Gaven
Marc, un inspecteur
Louis Arbessier
le directeur de chez Boucheron
Gérard Buhr
Arsène "le serrurier", un complice de Quinquin
Maurice Garrel
Léon Brunet, le receleur
Pierre Koulak
Abdel Schmil dit "Le Coréen"
Pierre Leproux
Druber, le gardien de la bijouterie
Frédéric de Pasquale
Alfred, un inspecteur
André Weber
Émile Vergnes, dit "Le Gênois", guitariste et malfrat
Yves Arcanel
un inspecteur de la Police Judiciaire
Dominique Zardi
Hortz Weiss, dit Hortz de Hambourg
Louis Seigner
Paul, le directeur de la police
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gabin was so ill during filming that insurers demanded he be shadowed by a doctor; he never missed a day.
The 'Pacha' nickname derives from French colonial slang for police chiefs — Joss embodies a dying imperial authority.
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