A tough but honest cop must clear his name after a corrupt colleague implicates him in a murder in this French thriller. Ferrot is a hard-as-nails police detective who is attracted to a beautiful woman named Sylvia. Sylvia, however, is having an affair with Ganay, who happens to be Ferrot's superior on the force; Ganay happens to be married to Therese, who is handicapped. Sylvia is found murdered, and Ferrot is assigned to investigate; Ferrot is convinced that Ganay killed Sylvia because she wanted to end their relationship, but to his dismay, Ferrot discovers that the killer has placed a number of false clues that point the blame toward Ferrot.
Yves Montand
François Périer
Simone Signoret
Stefania Sandrelli
Vadim Glowna
Mathieu Carrière
Claude Bertrand
Gabrielle Doulcet
Alice Reichen
Tony Rödel
Georges-Fréderic Dehlen
Serge Marquand
Stéphane Macha
Roger Muni
Malvina Penne
Michel Ruhl
Franz Sauer