90 minutes
3/14/1968
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...
Jean Gabin
as Comissaire Joss, le Pacha
Dany Carrel
as Nathalie Villars, la sœur de Léon
André Pousse
as Marcel Lurat, dit Quinquin
Robert Dalban
as l'inspecteur Albert Gouvion, amant de Nathalie
Jean Gaven
as Marc, un inspecteur
Louis Arbessier
as le directeur de chez Boucheron
Gérard Buhr
as Arsène "le serrurier", un complice de Quinquin
Maurice Garrel
as Léon Brunet, le receleur
Pierre Koulak
as Abdel Schmil dit "Le Coréen"
Pierre Leproux
as Druber, le gardien de la bijouterie
Frédéric de Pasquale
as Alfred, un inspecteur
André Weber
as Émile Vergnes, dit "Le Gênois", guitariste et malfrat
Yves Arcanel
as un inspecteur de la Police Judiciaire
Dominique Zardi
as Hortz Weiss, dit Hortz de Hambourg
Louis Seigner
as Paul, le directeur de la police
Henri Attal
as Un homme de la bande d'Émile
Henri Cogan
as Riton
Maurice Auzel
as Un homme de la bande à Émile
Yves Barsacq
as Médecin légiste
Christian Bertola
as Donadieu
Michel Carnoy
as Malevin
Michel Charrel
as Un client chez Marcel
Marianne Comtell
as Odile
Germaine Delbat
as Mme Druber
Henri Déus
as Léon Villars dit 'Léon de Lyon'
Michel Duplaix
as Un inspecteur à la P.J.
Pascal Fardoulis
as Un homme de la bande à Émile
Hervé Jolly
as Un homme de la bande à Émile
Jean Luisi
as Un homme de la bande à Émile
Pippo Merisi
as Un homme de la bande à Émile
Raoul Saint-Yves
as Chef gare de Troyes
Serge Sauvion
as Inspecteur René
Jean Sylvère
as L'officier de police Marquet
Philippe Vallauris
as Inspecteur police judiciaire
Félix Marten
as Ernest
Carmen Aul
as Une danseuse
Serge Gainsbourg
as Serge Gainsbourg (uncredited)
Noëlle Adam
as Violette - la barmaid du Hippy's (uncredited)
Marcel Bernier
as Le chauffeur de Brunet (uncredited)