In Paris , Commissioner Stan Jalard and Inspector Simon Lecache plan to quit the police to go and enjoy a more peaceful life in the West Indies. In a nightclub, during a routine visit, they spot Schneider, a dreaded gangster and public enemy. At the time of his arrest, Simon is killed at close range by the criminal. Stan then decides to stay in the police to avenge Simon. Being the godfather of Christian, Simon's son, who sometimes lives in a boarding school, sometimes at home, he takes charge of his education. Two years later, Stan has been promoted, and he's told that Schneider had resurfaced in the capital. A long hunt begins.
Acting
Belmondo's weathered charisma carries every scene.
Direction
Deray's Paris is beautifully, brutally unforgiving.
Cinematography
Neon-drenched nightclubs and shadow-choked streets.
Director
Jacques Deray
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Stan Jalard
Jean-Pierre Malo
Charly Schneider
Michel Beaune
Pezzoli
Pierre Vernier
Maurin
François Dunoyer
René Pignon
Franck Ayas
Christian Lecache
Laurent Gendron
Rocky
Jean-Claude de Goros
Boulin
Guy Pannequin
Sumatra
Patricia Malvoisin
Brigitte
Valérie Steffen
Carole
Bernard Freyd
Director of the P.J.
Luc-Antoine Diquéro
Eric
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Belmondo performed his own stunts throughout, aged 54, including a brutal nightclub fight sequence that took three days to shoot.
Deray was obsessed with American noir but insisted on French fatalism—note how Stan never cracks wise like a Hollywood cop, he just hardens.
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