The day he is released from jail, Serge is expected by four killers sent by Count Charles Varèse assigned to make him confess where he has hidden the jewels stolen during his last stickup. On the other hand the police inspector who arrested him offers him protection on condition he gives him the same piece of information. Serge refuses and is about to be tortured by Varèse's henchmen when Michel, a friendly hood, comes to his rescue. His friendship will result in... a heap of corpses! —Guy Bellinger
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Jean Yanne
Serge Aubin
Known for
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Weekend
Mireille Darc
Carla
Known for
Weekend
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Bernard Blier
Commissaire Caillaud
Known for
Crooks in Clover
The Restaurant
Michel Constantin
Michel
Known for
Le Trou
The Vultures
Rufus
Mister Ferglough, le prof d'anglais
Known for
Amélie
HIP - High Intellectual Potential
Nanni Loy
Charles Varèse
Also in
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Incensurato, provata disonestà, carriera assicurata cercasi
Paul Préboist
Rollas
Known for
Hibernatus
The Restaurant
Philippe Castelli
le directeur de la prison
Known for
Crooks in Clover
Yoyo
Daniel Prévost
Pierre
Known for
The Dinner Game
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Jess Hahn
Kongo, La brute américaine
Known for
Cartouche
Sign of the Lion
Coluche
le barman
Known for
The Wing or the Thigh?
So Long, Stooge
Venantino Venantini
Tosca
Known for
The Sucker
The Restaurant
Georges Lautner Director · Bertrand Blier Writer Phil Steele Composer
First release April 7, 1971 · Produced in France · Original title Laisse aller... c'est une valse
Production
Gaumont
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France
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Original title
Laisse aller... c'est une valse
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · April 7, 1971
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No release date listed for United States.
France
May 19, 2026 · TV · Paris Première
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