A man accused of murder discovers a trail of corruption leading to the powerful family of his former love. Going underground, he seeks allies in a town where trust is scarce.

Jean-Paul Belmondo
as François Leclercq

Bernard Blier
as Jean-Baptiste Liégeard

Marie-France Pisier
as Gilberte Liégeard

René Lefèvre
as Pierre Leclercq

François Perrot
as Raphaël Di Massa

Daniel Ivernel
as Victor Verbruck (le maire)

Claude Brosset
as Oscar (le videur-gigolo)

Yvonne Gaudeau
as Madame Beaumont-Liégard

Michel Beaune
as l'ami d'enfance

Nicole Garcia
as Hélène Mauve