War / History / Thriller /

Score: 79.0%( 684 votes )

Overview: Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.

Cast:

Lino Ventura
Philippe Gerbier

Paul Meurisse
Luc Jardie

Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-François Jardie

Simone Signoret
Mathilde

Claude Mann
Claude Ullman / The Mask

Paul Crauchet
Félix Lepercq

Christian Barbier
Guillaume Vermesch / The Buffalo

Alain Dekok
Legrain

Alain Libolt
Paul Dounat

Jean-Marie Robain
Baron de La Ferté-Talloires

Albert Michel
Gendarme

Georges Sellier
Colonel Jarret du Plessis

Marco Perrin
Octave Bonnafous

Hubert de Lapparent
Aubert

Jeanne Pérez
Marie

Alain Mottet
Camp Commander

Denis Sadier
Gestapo Prison Doctor

Serge Reggiani
Hairdresser

Colin Mann
Dispatcher

Anthony Stuart
Royal Air Force Major

Gérard-Antoine Huart
Prisoner

Percival Russel
German Soldier

Michel Dacquin
Condemned

Jacques Marbeuf
German Officer

Marcel Bernier
Customs Adjutant

Gaston Meunier
Baggage Checker

Pierre Vaudier

Nathalie Delon
Jean-François' Friend (uncredited)

Jacques Léonard
War Camp Prisoner (uncredited)