88 minutes
5/17/1963
Paul Martin is the subservient brown-nosing youngster who needs quick advancement up the hierarchy to pay for the modern lifestyle he is buying on credit. Seeing that marrying his immediate superior's daughter will not get him the results he wants, he begins plotting the demise of the head of the company. The company itself specializes in holiday travel and unscrupulously brutalizes its customers for maximum profit, spending more thought on publicity gimmicks than customer service...
Jean-Claude Brialy
as Paul Martin
Michel Serrault
as Baudu, police inspector
Louis de Funès
as Norbert Charolais, General Director of 321
Sophie Daumier
as Solange, secretary and lover of Paul
Anne Tonietti
as Danielle Brossard, Paul's fiancée
Henri Virlogeux
as Mr. Brossard
Alfred Adam
as Hubert Beaumanoir, senior manager of 321
René Clermont
as Frépillon, senior manager of 321
Jacques Dynam
as Macheron, Paul's collaborator
Paul Gay
as TV announcer
Gilberte Géniat
as Madame Brossard
Jean Ozenne
as D'Aleyrac, senior manager of 321
Guy Bedos
Marc Arian
as Bailiff (uncredited)
André Badin
as Sandals representative (uncredited)
Charles Bayard
as Representative (uncredited)
Marcel Bernier
as Newspaper buyer (uncredited)
Robert Blome
as Agency collaborator (uncredited)
Florence Blot
as Manager of 'Paris Élite' (uncredited)
Philippe Castelli
as Doorman of 321 (uncredited)
Henri Coutet
as (uncredited)
Martine de Breteuil
as Guest (uncredited)
Alain Delon
as Lambert, new employee (uncredited)
Albert Dinan
as Man (uncredited)
Anne Doat
as (uncredited)
René Hell
as Mr. Martin (uncredited)
Guy Henry
as (uncredited)
Michel Modo
as Postman (uncredited)
Max Montavon
as Police officer (uncredited)
Jean Obé
as Parking employee (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Rémoleux
as Employee of 321 (uncredited)
Pierre Tchernia
as Legris, new senior executive of 321 (uncredited)
André Tomasi
as Inspector (uncredited)
Dominique Zardi
as (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Zola
as Sandals representative (uncredited)
Gisèle Grandpré
as Mrs. Charolais (uncredited)