The Mask of the Gorilla

Géo Paquet, aka The Gorilla, breaks from jail. Now an escaped convict, the elite agent must infiltrate a dangerous gang working for a foreign embassy as their leader, a spy enjoying diplomatic immunity, can't be arrested by regular police.

Cast

Lino Ventura

as Géo Paquet, Le Gorille

Charles Vanel

as Colonel Berthomieu

Pierre Dux

as Veslot

Bella Darvi

as Isolène

René Lefèvre

as Commissioner Blavet

Robert Manuel

as Casa

André Valmy

as Mauricet

Henri Crémieux

as X.A. Pallos

Jean-Roger Caussimon

as Léon

Jean-Max

as Councilor Smolen

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