Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during Tony's absence. Expanding a minor smash-and-grab into a full-scale jewel heist, Tony and his crew appear to get away clean, but their actions after the job is completed threaten the lives of everyone involved.
Key credits listed on this page include Jules Dassin, René Wheeler, Jacques Larue, Auguste Le Breton, Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel, and Janine Darcey.