The film story depicts Emile Buisson, following the death of his wife and child, escaping from a psychiatric institution in 1947 and returning to Paris. Buisson, who three years later would become France's public enemy number one, begins a murderous rampage through the French capital.
Alain Delon
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Claudine Auger
Renato Salvatori
André Pousse
Marco Perrin
Henri Guybet
Maurice Barrier
Denis Manuel
Maurice Biraud
Mario David
Paul Crauchet
Françoise Dorner
William Sabatier
Adolfo Lastretti
Frédérique Meininger
Giampiero Albertini
Catherine Lachens
Lionel Vitrant
Christine Boisson
Rossana Di Lorenzo
Jacques Marin
Annick Berger