
Thief Roger Sartet (Alain Delon) joins Sicilian mobster Vittorio Manalese (Jean Gabin) to rob a jewelry exhibition in Paris. When the jewels transfer to New York, Vittorio decides to hijack the airplane transporting them. Le Goff (Lino Ventura), a policeman with a grudge against Sartet, tries to unravel the plot before it comes to fruition. When Sartet starts an affair with ...