

100 minutes
10/10/1978
The lawyer is visiting a prison to meet with a violent criminal who has been condemned to death. During the visit, things turn bad, there is a riot where prisoners escape and the criminal escapes taking a lawyer hostage.

Pierre Richard
as Jean-Philippe Duroc, Gaulard's lawyer

Victor Lanoux
as Martial Gaulard, condemned to death

Raymond Bussières
as Marcel Duroc, father of Jean-Philippe

Jean-Pierre Darras
as Jacques Panivaux, owner of the Rolls-Royce

Yvonne Gaudeau
as Gisèle Panivaux

Jacques Frantz
as Commissioner Rocheteau, tracking Gaulard on the run

Claude Brosset
as Gustave, from the tomato coulis farm

Blanche Ravalec
as Marguerite, wife of Gustave

Claire Richard
as Blanche Hirondelle, Martial Gaulard's lover

Bernard Granger
as Jeannot, Marguerite's lover

Erick Desmarestz
as Investigating judge at the Palais de Justice in Paris

Katia Tchenko
as Prostitute, rue du Garet in Lyon

Bruno Balp
as Gaston Buteau, cousin of Jean-Philippe

Janine Souchon
as Josette Buteau

Christian Bouillette
as Dupuis, guard knocked unconscious at Lyon prison

Alain Doutey
as Police inspector

Robert Dalban
as Boss of the bistro

Henri Poirier
as C.R.S. brigadier

Christian Brincourt
as Self - presenter

Adrien Cayla-Legrand
as General de Gaulle

Henri Attal
as Inmate from Lyon prison

Janine Darcey
as Postwoman at the telephone counter
Philippe Chauveau
as Gendarme

Patrick Floersheim
as Inmate from Lyon prison

Anne-Marie Jabraud
as Train traveler, with the Panivaux

Lucienne Legrand
as Customer in the bank that Gaulard attacks

Claude Legros
as Gas station attendant

Daniel Milgram
as C.R.S. brigadier

Roger Muni
as Bank cashier that Gaulard attacks

Régis Porte
as Protester

Roger Riffard
as Motorist looking for a prostitute, av. Foch

Gilbert Servien
as C.R.S. brigadier

Patrice Melennec
as C.R.S.

Luc Florian
as C.R.S.

Alain Nobis

Jacques Verlier
Marc Ariche
Francis Roussef

Sophie Sam

Adrienne Servantie

Bernard Spiegel
Jean-Pierre Farkas
as Voice on the radio (voice)
Andrée (Valérie) Wattelet
as Traveler in a green raincoat on the station platform
N'Guyen Thi Dung
as Mrs. Yang, mother of Blanche Hirondelle
Vincent Liégeois
as Child who lends his plastic gun to Gaulard
Arnaud Liégeois
as Child who lends his plastic gun to Gaulard
Éric Broneer
as Child
Georges Broneer
as Child

Georges Atlas
as Chief guard of the Lyon prison (uncredited)

Clément Michu
as Gendarme (non crédité)

Georges Pompidou
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)