In this crime drama, Michel Simon is cast as Pierrot, an elderly gangster who does not fit the stereotype -- he is soft-hearted. After a petty criminal betrays his cohorts by taking off with the loot from a big robbery, he is caught and sent to jail. Now he has served his time, and Pierrot is given the task of retrieving the stolen cash. The tyro criminal tries to use a pretty young woman who has fallen in love with him as a red herring for Pierrot's investigation. Everything backfires though, and Pierrot is left considering what to do with the loot, and with the criminal who does not yet realize he loves his attractive accomplice and could have a good life with her if he opts for walking the straight and narrow.
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Michel Simon
Pierrot
Claude Brasseur
Tony
Dany Saval
'Marie la Crèpe'
Marie Daëms
The Patroness of Péché Originel
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Emile
Gène Villiers
Krishna
Michel Jourdan
Pierrot's sidekick
Simone Duhart
Owner of the cafe
Harry-Max
Notary
Jacques Danoville
Inspector
Maurice Biraud
Maternati
Jany Clair
Hair salon customer
Ermanno Casanova
Pierre Devismes
Jean-François Pays
