A sunny seaside town... Jean and Catherine are in love. They are young, beautiful, and poor. One of Jean's friends suggests he rob the cash box of a traveling circus. But the plan goes wrong: a circus employee is seriously injured, and Jean is arrested. He chooses to proclaim his innocence. To force him to confess and denounce his accomplice, the two detectives in charge of the investigation devise a Machiavellian plan...
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Philippe NoiretInspecteur Muller | Inspecteur Muller |
 Roger HaninInspecteur Borelli | Inspecteur Borelli |
 Caroline CellierCatherine | Catherine |
 Marc PorelJean Dubreuil | Jean Dubreuil |
 Hassan El-Hassanile notaire | le notaire |
 Areski NebtiNot listed | Not listed |
 Abdelhalim RaisLe patron du café | Le patron du café |
 Gérard LandryLopez | Lopez |
 Giuseppe AddobbatiLe maire | Le maire |
| RRachid MerabtineCarl | Carl |
| LLéa NanniElsa | Elsa |
| RRaymond LouzoumHenri le Costaud | Henri le Costaud |
| NNourredine AgoulmineLe jeune policier | Le jeune policier |