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The film story depicts Emile Buisson, following the death of his wife and child, escaping from a psychiatric institution in 1947 and returning to Paris. Buisson, who three years later would become France's public enemy number one, begins a murderous rampage through the French capital.
23 Cast Members
Alain Delon
Roger Borniche
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Émile Buisson
Claudine Auger
Catherine
Renato Salvatori
Mario Poncini
André Pousse
Jean-Baptiste Buisson
Marco Perrin
Vieuchene
Henri Guybet
Hidoine
Maurice Barrier
Rene Bollec
Denis Manuel
Lucien Darros
Maurice Biraud
Owner of the Saint-Appoline hotel
Mario David
Raymond Pelletier
Paul Crauchet
Paul Robier
Françoise Dorner
Suzanne Bollec
William Sabatier
Ange
Adolfo Lastretti
Jeannot, aka 'le Niçois'
Frédérique Meininger
Mado
Giampiero Albertini
Marcel
Catherine Lachens
Jenny
Lionel Vitrant
Gendarme
Christine Boisson
Jocelyne
