Two thieves, Hugo Sennart and Yan Kuq, wanted by the same police inspector, cross paths by chance.
Acting
Delon's smoldering silence says more than dialogue ever could.
Direction
Giovanni's lived-in crime world feels authentic, not romanticized.
Director
José Giovanni
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Giovanni adapted his own novel; he spent years in prison before becoming a filmmaker, lending brutal authenticity.
This capped Delon's 1970s crime run with Jean-Pierre Melville's shadow still looming—some critics called it a farewell to that era's fatalistic masculinity.
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