starring Jean Gabin , Alain Delon and Lino Ventura
When Vittorio Manalese , a Sicilian gangster, springs Roger Sartet from jail so that he can take part in the heist of an entire jewellery exhibition, he also sets off a relentless manhunt. Sartet is a convicted killer and Inspector Le Goff is determined to recapture him.
Screenplay by HENRI VERNZUIL , JOSE GIOVANNI and PIERRE PELLEGRI from the novel by AUGUSTE LE BRETON
Produced by JACQUES E. STRAUSS
Directed by HENRI VERNEUIL . Films: p 23