Directed by:
Georges LautnerCinematography:
Maurice FellousComposer:
Michel MagneCast:
Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier, Claude Rich, Jean Lefebvre, Horst Frank, Venantino Venantini, Robert Dalban, Paul Meurisse, Jacques Dumesnil, Dominique Davray (more)Plots(1)
Fernand is contacted by his old friend Louis who is dying, and he hopes that Fernand (a former gangster himself) will take over his racket and look after his daughter, Patricia, who only thinks about having fun. Fernand is left with a group of underground businesses including gambling and liquor who owe Louis several million francs, but they'd rather take a shot at rubbing Fernand out and taking the throne for themselves than pay up. After surviving their first onslaught, he declares war on the other families and their shady operations. (Moscow International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Lino Ventura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/087/162087082_605393.jpg)
Lino Ventura
Italy
Best movies:
Marie-October (1959)
Witness in the City (1959)
Les Misérables (1982)
![Bernard Blier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/087/162087429_286eab.jpg)
Bernard Blier
Argentina
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Les Misérables (1958)
Marie-October (1959)
![Claude Rich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271136_adc1e2.jpg)
Claude Rich
France
Best movies:
Order of the Daisy (1967)
Pope John XXIII (2002) (TV movie)
Oscar (1967)
![Jean Lefebvre](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/087/162087381_002a45.jpg)
Jean Lefebvre
France
Best movies:
The Troops of St. Tropez (1964)
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
Back to the Wall (1958)
![Horst Frank](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792666_781b39.jpg)
Horst Frank
German Empire
Best movies:
Winnetou: The Red Gentleman (1964)
Battle Inferno (1959)
Agguato sul grande fiume (1964)
![Venantino Venantini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/087/162087328_0d3f08.jpg)
Venantino Venantini
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
Cop or Hood (1979)
![Robert Dalban](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/087/162087198_8f61da.jpg)
Robert Dalban
France
Best movies:
Fantomas (1964)
A Trap for Cinderella (1965)
Marie-October (1959)
![Paul Meurisse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/354/354071_244a68.jpg)
Paul Meurisse
France
Best movies:
Marie-October (1959)
Diabolique (1955)
Army of Shadows (1969)
![Jacques Dumesnil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/087/162087394_f6816e.jpg)
Jacques Dumesnil
France
Best movies:
Famous Love Affairs (1961)
If Paris Were Told to Us (1956)
Life Together (1958)
![Dominique Davray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/448/161448173_c3e631.jpg)
Dominique Davray
France
Best movies:
A Trap for Cinderella (1965)
Les Misérables (1982)
The Wing and the Thigh (1976)
![Francis Blanche](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/087/162087397_bd1c5a.jpg)
Francis Blanche
France
Best movies:
Order of the Daisy (1967)
The Black Tulip (1964)
Belle de Jour (1967)
![Sabine Sinjen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/087/162087353_a18794.jpg)
Sabine Sinjen
German Empire
Best movies:
Agguato sul grande fiume (1964)
Es (1966)
Girls in Uniform (1958)
![Pierre Bertin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494649_06d310.jpg)
Pierre Bertin
France
Best movies:
Dialogue with the Carmelites (1960)
Don't Look Now: We're Being Shot At (1966)
Le Corbeau (1943)
![Paul Mercey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/507/507491_044c34.jpg)
Paul Mercey
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor (1951)
Don't Look Now: We're Being Shot At (1966)
Back to the Wall (1958)
![Philippe Castelli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/354/21354138_875367.jpg)
Philippe Castelli
France
Best movies:
Fantomas (1964)
Fantomas Strikes Back (1965)
Un amour de pluie (1974)
![Mac Ronay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/022/809/22809429_042ca3.jpg)
Mac Ronay
France
Best movies:
The Wing and the Thigh (1976)
Everybody Go Home! (1960)
The Passionate Thief (1960)
![Yves Arcanel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677376_15d5d3.jpg)
Yves Arcanel
France
Best movies:
Back to the Wall (1958)
The Big Restaurant (1966)
The President (1961)
![Henri Cogan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886702_403903.jpg)
Henri Cogan
France
Best movies:
The Fighting Musketeers (1961)
Vengeance of the Three Musketeers (1961)
When a Woman Meddles (1957)
Jean-Pierre Moutier
France
Best movies:
Three Murderesses (1959)
Monsieur Gangster (1963)
The Great Spy Chase (1964)
![Charles Regnier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/149/161149953_c785c7.jpg)
Charles Regnier
Switzerland
Best movies:
Die schöne Lügnerin (1959)
No Place to Go (2000)
Freud (1962)