"Wild! Violent! Outspoken and Honest!"
A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Michel Poiccard / László Kovács
Jean Seberg
Patricia Franchini
Daniel Boulanger
Police Inspector Vital
Henri-Jacques Huet
Antonio Berrutti
Roger Hanin
Carl Zubart
Van Doude
American Journalist, Patricia's Friend
Claude Mansard
Claudius Mansard
Liliane Dreyfus
Liliane / Minouche
Michel Fabre
Police Inspector #2
Jean-Pierre Melville
Parvulesco the Writer
Jean-Luc Godard
The Snitch
Richard Balducci
Tolmatchoff
André S. Labarthe
Journalist at Orly
François Moreuil
Jacques Lourcelles
Liliane Robin
Minouche
Gérard Brach
Photographer (uncredited)
Philippe de Broca
A Journalist (uncredited)
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Home Entertainment Trailer
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50th Anniversary Trailer
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