The lawyer is visiting a prison to meet with a violent criminal who has been condemned to death. During the visit, things turn bad, there is a riot where prisoners escape and the criminal escapes taking a lawyer hostage.
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The people behind it
Pierre Richard
Jean-Philippe Duroc, Gaulard's Lawyer
Victor Lanoux
Martial Gaulard, Condemned to Death
Raymond Bussières
Marcel Duroc, Father of Jean-Philippe
Jean-Pierre Darras
Jacques Panivaux, Owner of the Rolls-Royce
Yvonne Gaudeau
Gisèle Panivaux
Jacques Frantz
Commissioner Rocheteau, Tracking Gaulard on the Run
Claude Brosset
Gustave, from the Tomato Coulis Farm
Blanche Ravalec
Marguerite, Wife of Gustave
Claire Richard
Blanche Hirondelle, Martial Gaulard's Lover
Bernard Granger
Jeannot, Marguerite's Lover
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