In Paris, Bob Montagne is practically synonymous with gambling -- and winning. He is kind, classy and well-liked by virtually everyone in town, including police inspector Ledru. However, when Bob's luck turns sour, he begins to lose friends and makes the most desperate gamble of his life: to rob the Deauville casino during Grand Prix weekend, when the vaults are full. Unfortunately, Bob soon learns that the game is rigged and the cops are on to him.

Roger Duchesne
as Robert 'Bob le Flambeur' Montagné

Isabelle Corey
as Anne

Daniel Cauchy
as Paulo

Gérard Buhr
as Marc

Guy Decomble
as Police Commissary Ledru

Claude Cerval
as Jean, the Croupier

Howard Vernon
as McKimmie, the Sponsor

Colette Fleury
as Suzanne, Jean's Girlfriend

Simone Paris
as Yvonne

René Havard
as Inspector Morin
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A quintessential film noir from the Godfather of the French Nouvelle Vague, which, through the life of a high-class gambler, uniquely transports us to the nightlife of Montmartre in the 50s. Jean-Pierre Melville paves the way for the arrival of the French New Wave at the end of the same decade wi...