The story
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...
Cast & crew
Jean GabinComissaire Joss, le Pacha
Dany CarrelNathalie Villars, la sœur de Léon
André PousseMarcel Lurat, dit Quinquin
Robert Dalbanl'inspecteur Albert Gouvion, amant de Nathalie
Jean GavenMarc, un inspecteur
Louis Arbessierle directeur de chez BoucheronGérard Buhr
Gérard BuhrArsène "le serrurier", un complice de Quinquin
Maurice GarrelLéon Brunet, le receleur
Pierre KoulakAbdel Schmil dit "Le Coréen"
Pierre LeprouxDruber, le gardien de la bijouterie
Frédéric de PasqualeAlfred, un inspecteur
André WeberÉmile Vergnes, dit "Le Gênois", guitariste et malfratExplore the crew
- Director
- Georges Lautner
- Screenplay
- Michel Audiard
- Screenplay
- Georges Lautner
- Screenplay
- Albert Simonin
- Producer
- Alain Poiré
- Original Music Composer
- Serge Gainsbourg
- Original Music Composer
- Michel Colombier
- Director of Photography
- Maurice Fellous
- Editor
- Michelle David