"A man accused of murder discovers a trail of corruption leading to the powerful family of his former love. Going underground, he seeks allies in a town where trust is scarce."
Jean-Paul Belmondo
as François Leclercq
Bernard Blier
as Jean-Baptiste Liégeard
Marie-France Pisier
as Gilberte Liégeard
René Lefèvre
as Pierre Leclercq
François Perrot
as Raphaël Di Massa
Daniel Ivernel
as Victor Verbruck (le maire)
Claude Brosset
as Oscar (le videur-gigolo)
Yvonne Gaudeau
as Madame Beaumont-Liégard
Michel Beaune
as l'ami d'enfance
Nicole Garcia
as Hélène Mauve
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
as Le Truand Blond
Charles Gérard
as Le chauffeur de taxi
Suzy Prim
as La mère de Marie-Adélaïde
Jean Turlier
as La Roche-Bernard
Jacques David
as L'avocat général
Elisabeth Margoni
as Karine Dupart
Pierre Forget
as Le tenancier de l'hôtel
Maurice Jacquemont
as Rene
Jean Dasté
as Le gardien du chantier
Serena
as Frida de Düsseldorf, la strip-teaseuse
Vibeke Knudsen-Bergeron
as L'hôtesse blonde du Number One
Henri Verneuil
Director
Michel Audiard
Screenplay
Félicien Marceau
Novel
Paulette Breil
Costume Design
Charly Koubesserian
Makeup Artist
Tadek Zietara
Unit Manager
Claude Clément
First Assistant Director
Producer
Catherine Vernoux
Casting
François de Lamothe
Production Design
Jacques Juranville
Production Manager
Jacqueline Moreau
Christian Lentretien
Christian Gaubert
Orchestrator
Dominique Rigaux
Unit Production Manager
Francis Lai
Music
Jean Penzer
Director of Photography
Pierre Gillette
Editor
Lucile Costa
Script
Michèle Boëhm
Sound Editor
Daniel Couteau
Foley Artist
Jean Forestier
Assistant Art Director
Luigi Bisioli
Gaffer
Vincent Rossell
Still Photographer
Charles-Henri Montel
Camera Operator
René Albouze
Property Master
Jacques Brizzio
Robert Christidès
Set Dresser
Valérie Moncorgé
Second Assistant Director
Jacques Maumont
Sound
Marcel Corvaisier
Boom Operator