Synopsis
Henri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United States, where he was working for Liski, the drug dealer. With the fame of being a tough guy preceding him, he sets himself to the task of knowing why the French operations were not so profitable - and soon he is master of all links of the organization. He can now get it honed to perfection - or destroy it. Only... the Police are following his every step.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
100 audience votes
Key crew
- Henri DecoinDirector
- Henri DecoinWriter
- Maurice GriffeWriter
- Marc LanjeanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jean GabinHenri Ferré dit 'Le Nantais'
- Magali NoëlLisette, la caissière du "Troquet"
- Lino VenturaRoger le Catalan
- Albert RémyBibi, le complice de Roger
- Paul Frankeurle commissaire Fernand
- Pierre-Louisl'inspecteur Leroux - de la brigade mondaine
- Marcel DalioPaul Liski, le chef du réseau de drogue
- Jacqueline PorelSolange Birot
- Roland ArmontelLouis Birot, l'ingénieur-chimiste
- Michel JourdanMarcel
- François PatriceJo
- Françoise SpiraYvonne, la dame des lavabos
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Themes
drug dealerparis, francebased on novel or bookdrug traffickingrestaurant ownerfilm noirorganized crimeolder man younger woman relationshiple havre, franceundercover operation1950s