82 minutes
1/15/1958
Michel Piccoli plays a police inspector whose best friend is murdered on the orders of gang boss Charles Vanel. The inspector knows full well that Vanel is too crafty and well-connected to ever stand trial for his crime, so he carefully lays a subtle trap for his adversary. Unfortunately, both Piccoli and Vanel are thwarted by a pair of scheming females.
Charles Vanel
as Léonce Pozzi, dit "Le Fondu"
Bella Darvi
as Cri Cri
Danik Patisson
as Lucie Barot
Michel Piccoli
as L'inspecteur Vardier, de la P.J.
François Guérin
as L'inspecteur Gilbert Barot
Marcel Mouloudji
as Jeannot Donati
Jean Brochard
as Le commissaire René Brévet
Georges Vitray
as L'inspecteur Albert Taillis
Alfred Goulin
as Le gendarme à l'hôpital
Albert Dinan
as Emile
Georges Douking
as Le fou
Marcel Lupovici
as Dédé
Albert Rémy
as Auguste
Gina Manès
as La Marie, une prostituée
Daniel Mendaille
as Un ami du Fondu
Monique Tanguy
as Lucienne, dite "Loulou"
Lucien Raimbourg
as Un partenaire à la belote
Pierre Sergeol
as Fernand, un épicier
Renée Passeur
as La joueuse
Marie Grant
as L'infirmière
Alain Bouvette
as La Gambille
Marie Glory
as La patronne du café
Gaby Basset
as L'habilleuse
Jany Clair
as Pauline Robert
Lucien Barjon
as L'inspecteur Pandraz
Jean-Jacques Lécot
as L'inspecteur Falzer, de la P.J.
Paul Bonifas
as L'inspecteur Renaud
François Joux
as L'inspecteur Muffieux, de la P.J.
Pierre Paulet
as Dufour
Henry Allaume
as L'inspecteur Didier, de la P.J.
Alain Reynaud
as L'inspecteur Lebouvier, de la P.J.
Jacques Morlaine
as Le chauffeur
Paul Demange
as Truffaut (uncredited)