In Paris, a gold smuggler is at war with other local gangsters who want piece of the action. Then the mob shows up and makes things worse. And an undercover US Treasury Department agent is trying to infiltrate the smuggling business.
Acting
Gabin's weary gravitas versus Fröbe's theatrical menace.
Production
Seedy Paris locations that reek of authenticity.
Director
Denys de La Patellière
Jean Gabin
Paul Berger dit Paulo les Diam's
Gert Fröbe
Walter
George Raft
Charles Binnaggio
Claudio Brook
Mike Coppolano
Nadja Tiller
Irène
Marcel Bozzuffi
Marque Mal
Mireille Darc
Lili Princesse
Claude Brasseur
Giulio
Daniel Ceccaldi
Le commissaire Noël
Dany Dauberson
Léa
Claude Cerval
René
Carlo Nell
Sergio
Christa Lang
La fille de Mario
Yves Barsacq
Le quinquagénaire
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was George Raft's final theatrical film—fittingly, he dies on screen.
Gabin and Fröbe had just starred together in 'Le Jour et l'Heure'; their reunion here as enemies crackles with history.
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