Six months before his retirement from the criminal police, inspector Joss finds his colleague Gouvion dead, in a poorly faked suicide attempt. Joss loses his temper, and investigates on his own, which leads him through the bas-fond of Paris...
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Jean Gabin
Comissaire Joss, le Pacha
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Dany Carrel
Nathalie Villars, la sœur de Léon
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André Pousse
Marcel Lurat, dit Quinquin
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Robert Dalban
l'inspecteur Albert Gouvion, amant de Nathalie
Known for
Fantomas
Crooks in Clover
Jean Gaven
Marc, un inspecteur
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Louis Arbessier
le directeur de chez Boucheron
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Gérard Buhr
Arsène "le serrurier", un complice de Quinquin
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Maurice Garrel
Léon Brunet, le receleur
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Kings & Queen
Pierre Koulak
Abdel Schmil dit "Le Coréen"
Known for
Borsalino and Co.
Pierre Leproux
Druber, le gardien de la bijouterie
Known for
Magnet of Doom
The Possessors
Frédéric de Pasquale
Alfred, un inspecteur
Known for
The French Connection
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André Weber
Émile Vergnes, dit "Le Gênois", guitariste et malfrat
Known for
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Georges Lautner Director · Michel Audiard Screenplay Albert Simonin Screenplay
First release March 14, 1968 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Rizzoli Film, Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)
Production
Gafer
Production
Rizzoli Film
Production
Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)
Production
Rizzoli Films
Production
France · Italy
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Original title
Le pacha
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 14, 1968
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
December 29, 2025 · TV · Paris Première
August 2, 2026 · TV · W9
Germany
July 23, 1968 · Theatrical
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