Directed by:
Louis MalleCinematography:
Henri DecaëComposer:
Henri LanoëCast:
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Geneviève Bujold, Marie Dubois, Julien Guiomar, Françoise Fabian, Marlène Jobert, Bernadette Lafont, Martine Sarcey, Charles Denner (more)Plots(1)
Victimized as a child, a young man (Jean-Paul Belmondo) turns to crime in turn-of-the-century France. He is seeking revenge against the bourgeois values he despises. But, as his wealth increases, he finds his values being relentlessly corrupted. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Jean-Paul Belmondo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886225_57cea4.jpg)
Jean-Paul Belmondo
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
The Professional (1981)
![Geneviève Bujold](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/212/163212884_207893.jpg)
Geneviève Bujold
Canada
Best movies:
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
The Moderns (1988)
Incorrigible (1975)
![Marie Dubois](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/416/416732_c885f6.jpg)
Marie Dubois
France
Best movies:
Don't Look Now: We're Being Shot At (1966)
Jules and Jim (1962)
Les Grandes Gueules (1965)
![Julien Guiomar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/002/162002549_be5e40.jpg)
Julien Guiomar
France
Best movies:
Georges Bizet: Carmen (1984)
Animal (1977)
My New Partner (1984)
![Françoise Fabian](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/329/162329775_d602cf.png)
Françoise Fabian
Algeria
Best movies:
Happy New Year (1973)
What's in a Name (2012)
Belle de Jour (1967)
![Marlène Jobert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269349_0bc2b2.jpg)
Marlène Jobert
France
Best movies:
The Scoundrel (1971)
L'Amour nu (1981)
Va voir maman, papa travaille (1978)
![Bernadette Lafont](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/745/163745573_a61839.jpg)
Bernadette Lafont
France
Best movies:
The Sleeping Car Murder (1965)
Le Beau Serge (1958)
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965)
![Martine Sarcey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247457_64cd99.jpg)
Martine Sarcey
France
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
The Creation of the World (1957)
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes (1975) (series)
![Charles Denner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274982_2d4425.jpg)
Charles Denner
Poland
Best movies:
The Two of Us (1967)
Mado (1976)
Z (1969)
![Maurice Auzel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/400/400477_80f3e7.jpg)
Maurice Auzel
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
The Professional (1981)
![Anne Vernon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/801/163801455_5d4f85.png)
Anne Vernon
France
Best movies:
General Della Rovere (1959)
Arsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin (1962)
Shakedown (1950)
![Jean-Luc Bideau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/731/160731128_9c9a21.png)
Jean-Luc Bideau
Switzerland
Best movies:
State of Siege (1972)
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976)
Tom Thumb (1972)
![Paul Le Person](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277989_aa4a7d.jpg)
Paul Le Person
France
Best movies:
A Man and a Woman (1966)
The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
A Matter of Resistance (1966)
![Louis Malle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269676_29ab8f.jpg)
Louis Malle
France
Best movies:
The Bohemian Life (1992)
Vie privée (1962)
The Thief of Paris (1967)
![Pierre Étaix](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/734/163734703_fdbec0.png)
Pierre Étaix
France
Best movies:
My Uncle (1958)
Yoyo (1965)
As Long As You're Healthy (1966)
![Monique Mélinand](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444399_bf5dc1.jpg)
Monique Mélinand
France
Best movies:
To Die of Love (1971)
Three Murderesses (1959)
The Mouth Agape (1974)
![Jacques Debary](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/460/460066_d84b22.jpg)
Jacques Debary
France
Best movies:
Pavlova: A Woman for All Time (1983)
The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
![Nicole Chollet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/025/059/25059628_523f82.jpg)
Nicole Chollet
France
Best movies:
Le Corbeau (1943)
The Discord (1978)
Bay of Angels (1963)
![Christian de Tillière](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/002/162002589_e2e447.jpg)
Christian de Tillière
Best movies:
The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (1971) (series)
The Sicilian Clan (1969)
Bed & Board (1970)
![Gabriel Gobin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/040/844/40844703_8b99a1.jpg)
Gabriel Gobin
Belgium
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Don't Look Now: We're Being Shot At (1966)
The President (1961)