Young boxer Michel Maudet is sacked by his manager after a series of match defeats and is forced to look for a new job. He is engaged as secretary to a millionaire named Ferchaux who is in a hurry to flee the country when he discovers he has been implicated in a high-profile fraud.
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
new york city
banker
paris, france
river
motel
new orleans, louisiana
investigation
diner
exile
hypochondriac
scandal
travel
on the road
ex-boxer
desegregation
nightlife
1960s
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
Cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Michel Maudet
Charles Vanel
Dieudonné Ferchaux
Michèle Mercier
Lou
Stefania Sandrelli
Angie, Hitch-Hiker
Barbara Sommers
Lou's friend
Todd Martin
Jeff
Andrex
M. Andrei
Maurice Auzel
Boxer
Pierre Leproux
An administrator
Dominique Zardi
The boxing speaker
Charles Bayard
An administrator
Crew
Jean-Pierre Melville
Director
Jean-Pierre Melville
Screenplay
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Claude Durand
Editor
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Jean-Pierre Melville
Dialogue
Georges Simenon
Novel
Yves Boisset
Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
William
6.0★ · 12/27/25
3.3 grand max
3.3 grand max
SebastianPRO
6.0★ · 07/10/22
6.7/10 Decent
6.7/10 Decent
Kevin Coughlin
6.0★ · 02/25/22
For Americans you can tell what a bewildering route they took south
For Americans you can tell what a bewildering route they took south
