Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.
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Film Cast:

• Philippe Gerbier: Lino Ventura
• Luc Jardie: Paul Meurisse
• Jean-François Jardie: Jean-Pierre Cassel
• Mathilde: Simone Signoret
• Claude Ullman, aka «Le Masque»: Claude Mann
• Félix Lepercq: Paul Crauchet
• Guillaume Vermesch, aka «Le Bison»: Christian Barbier
• Hairdresser: Serge Reggiani
• Legrain, young communist: Alain Dekok
• Camp Commander: Alain Mottet
• Paul Dounat: Alain Libolt
• Baron de La Ferté-Talloires: Jean-Marie Robain
• Gendarme: Albert Michel
• Gestapo prison doctor: Denis Sadier
• Colonel Jarret du Plessis: Georges Sellier
• Octave Bonnafous: Marco Perrin
• Aubert, pharmacist: Hubert de Lapparent
• Dispatcher: Colin Mann
• Royal Air Force Major: Anthony Stuart
• Prisoner: Gérard-Antoine Huart
• German soldier: Percival Russel
• Condemned: Michel Dacquin
• Marie: Jeanne Pérez
• …: Pierre Vaudier
• German officer: Jacques Marbeuf
• Customs adjutant: Marcel Bernier
• Baggage checker: Gaston Meunier
• Jean-François’ friend (uncredited): Nathalie Delon
• Prisoner in the war camp (uncredited): Jacques Léonard

Film Crew:

• Editor: Françoise Bonnot
• Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
• Novel: Joseph Kessel
• Set Decoration: Théobald Meurisse
• Director of Photography: Pierre Lhomme
• Sound Director: Jean Nény
• Director of Photography: Walter Wottitz
• Producer: Jacques Dorfmann
• Original Music Composer: Éric Demarsan
• Sound Director: Jacques Carrère
• Costume Design: Colette Baudot
• Sound Director: Alex Pront
• Makeup Artist: Maud Begon

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