Nénette, a promiscuous pipe-smoking girl, loves Claude, a gangster who has just pulled off a gainful heist. They both drive to Le Havre from where they plan to set sail for Desirade Island. But in Le Havre, Claude meets Raymond, a shipyard worker and former vet friend of the Indochina War, who offers to accommodate him. Claude accepts but, as a token of his "gratitude", he seduces Raymond's wife. In despair, Raymond, who in the meantime has lost his job, jumps off a cliff. Shadowed by a detective, Nénette becomes his mistress, knowing full well that Claude will be arrested because of her.
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Simone Couderc
Nénette
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Claude Brosset
Claude, the crook
Known for
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
Cop or Hood
Viviane Villamont
Nicole
Jean-Pierre Dorat
Raymond, worker
Known for
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Alain Cuniot
Commissioner Berteaux
Also in
Over the Wall
Inferno
Christian Barbier
Motorist
Known for
Army of Shadows
Trans-Europ-Express
François Dalou
Inspector Gloumard
Also in
Les Habits noirs
Petit déjeuner compris
Jean-Pierre Desjardins
Womanizer
Raymond Gerbal
Georges
Also in
L’Or et le plomb
Jean Saudray
Pierrot
Known for
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
Very Happy Alexander
Michel Muller
Un dragueur
Alain Cuniot Director
First release April 2, 1969 · Produced in France
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Omnia Films
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France
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Original language
French
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French
Release dates
France · April 2, 1969
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