Georges, hunted by the Germans, had taken refuge with his brother, Commissioner PJ Paris. Once released, he teams up for the sake of a girl with the lackluster Zattore. A bank is robbed, but the police is fast and Georges will either lose his life.
Acting
Raymond Pellegrin's wounded desperation as doomed Georges.
Cinematography
Cramped, shadow-laden rooms that breathe claustrophobia.
Director
Maurice de Canonge
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 1947 Paris, the film carries the weight of Occupation guilt—collaborators, informers, and the impossibility of clean hands.
Maurice de Canonge was a prolific B-movie director; this rare surviving print reveals his eye for doomed faces.
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