Directed by Henri Decoin • Crime • 1955 • France • French with English subtitles
Starring Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura, Albert Rémy

Based on a novel by Auguste Le Breton, this noir classic explores the criminal underworld of 1950s Paris. After a spell in the U.S., master criminal Henri Ferré, known as ‘Le Nantais’ (Jean Gabin), is recruited by a major narcotics ring where merchandise has vanished and unreliable dealers must be eliminated. For the latter, Henri is assigned two hitmen (Lino Ventura and Albert Rémy).