"A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events."
Jeanne Moreau
as Florence Carala
Maurice Ronet
as Julien Tavernier
Georges Poujouly
as Louis
Yori Bertin
as Véronique
Jean Wall
as Simon Carala
Elga Andersen
as Frieda Bencker
Sylviane Aisenstein
as Yvonne, la Fille du Bar
Micheline Bona
as Geneviève
Gisèle Grandpré
as Jacqueline Mauclair
Jacqueline Staup
as Anna
Marcel Cuvelier
as Le Réceptionniste du Motel
Gérard Darrieu
as Maurice
Charles Denner
as L'Adjoint du Commissaire Cherrier
Hubert Deschamps
as Le Substitut du Procureur
Jacques Hilling
as Le Garagiste
Marcel Journet
as Le Président du Conseil d'Administration
François Joux
as Commissaire de Police
Iván Petrovich
as Horst Bencker
Félix Marten
as Christian Subervie
Lino Ventura
as Le Commissaire Cherrier
Jean-Claude Brialy
as Le Jeune Homme du Motel (uncredited)
Nicolas Bataille
as Un Consommateur à la Brasserie (uncredited)
Pierre Frag
Christian Brocard
as Un Consommateur (uncredited)
Guy Henry
as Un Inspecteur (uncredited)
Lucien Desagneaux
as Un Journaliste (uncredited)
Marcel Bernier
as Un Policier au Commissariat (uncredited)
Roger Jacquet
as Gaston (uncredited)
Olivier Darrieux
as Le Chauffeur (uncredited)
Alice Reichen
as La Fleuriste (uncredited)
Robert Balpo
Pierre Devilder
as Petit Rôle (uncredited)
Roger Nimier
Screenplay
Jean Thuillier
Producer
Léonide Azar
Editor
Louis Malle
Director
Miles Davis
Original Music Composer
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Boris de Fast
Makeup Artist
Kenout Peltier
Assistant Editor
Rino Mondellini
Art Direction
Jean Mandaroux
Madeleine Bibollet
Raymond Gauguier
Sound Engineer
Hubert Mérial
Unit Production Manager
Jean Rabier
First Assistant Camera
Vincent Rossell
Still Photographer
André Villard
Camera Operator
Alain Cavalier
Assistant Director
Irénée Leriche
Production Manager
Jean-Louis Castelli
Francine Corteggiani
Script Supervisor
Dialogue
François Leterrier
Second Assistant Director
Pierre Michelot
Musician
Pierre Lax
Special Effects
André Bouladoux
Key Grip
Kenny Clarke
Noël Calef
Novel
Jacques Martin
Property Master
Barney Wilen
Pierre Guffroy
First Assistant Art Direction
René Urtreger
Jean-Paul Sassy
Technical Advisor