When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find him.
| Editing | Marie-Sophie Dubus | Editor |
| Production | Robert Dorfmann | Producer |
| Editing | Jean-Pierre Melville | Editor |
| Sound | Éric Demarsan | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jacques Dorfmann | Line Producer |
| Camera | Henri Decaë | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Jean-Pierre Melville | Director |
| Art | Théobald Meurisse | Production Design |
| Writing | Jean-Pierre Melville | Writer |
| Art | Pierre Charron | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Jean Nény | Sound Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Colette Baudot | Costumer |
