"Whilst being transferred to a psychiatric hospital, a ruthless serial killer Gassot makes a break and goes on the run. He arrives in Marseilles, intending to escape abroad. Here, he falls for a young prostitute, Gerda."
Jean Gabin
as Commissioner Le Guen
Fabio Testi
as Georges Gasset
Uschi Glas
as Gerda
Bernard Blier
as François Tellier, director of the PJ
Ginette Garcin
as Lulu
Félix Marten
as Campana
Gérard Depardieu
as Frédo Babasch, the sheep
Jean Barney
as The young inspector
Jacques Debary
as The Commissioner of Marseille
Sady Rebbot
as Lucien, from Grenoble
Ermanno Casanova
as Nurse
Jacques Richard
as François Gassot
Philippe Vallauris
as Inspector Guérin
Georges Staquet
as Mr. Alphonse
Georges Blaness
as A pied noir
Robert Lombard
as Innkeeper
Monica Siwers
as The beautiful Marseillaise
Philippe March
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Denys de La Patellière
Director
Claude Renoir
Director of Photography
Pascal Jardin
Author
Claude Durand
Editor
Michel de Broin
Production Design
Jean Claudric
Orchestrator
Screenplay
Sylvain Dayan
Costume Design
Daniel Couteau
Foley Artist
Producer
Vartan Karakeusian
Sound Recordist
Éric Rochat
Michel Amsellem
Sound Editor
Claude Suné
Set Decoration
Yvonne Gasperina
Key Makeup Artist
Alexandre
Hairstylist
Claude Giroux
Jean-Pierre Eychenne
Michèle Boëhm
Éric Geiger
Production Director
Louis-Émile Galey
Executive Producer
Claude V. Coen
Associate Producer
Adaptation
Dialogue
Charles-Henri Montel
Camera Operator
Jean Rieul
Sound Engineer
Bernard Stora
Assistant Director
Hubert Giraud
Original Music Composer
Pierre Delanoë
Lyricist
Ricky Shayne
Songs
Yves Marin
Location Assistant
André Mennecier
Administration
Ginette Mejinsky
Production Secretary
Roger Tellier
First Assistant Camera
René Chabal
Second Assistant Camera
Marcel Dolé
Still Photographer
Thierry Chabert
Second Assistant Director
Marcel Corvaisier
Boom Operator
Marc Desages
Decorator
Maurice Terrasse
Props
Micheline Bonnet
Dresser
Jeannine Herly
Nicole Liss
Public Relations
Jacques Touillaud
Electrician
Jean Pieuchot
Unit Production Manager
Colette Crochot
Script Supervisor