Young boxer Michel Maudet is sacked by his manager after a series of match defeats and is forced to look for a new job. He is engaged as secretary to a millionaire named Ferchaux who is in a hurry to flee the country when he discovers he has been implicated in a high-profile fraud.

Credits

Jean-Pierre MelvilleDirector

Jean-Paul BelmondoMichel Maudet

Charles VanelDieudonné Ferchaux

Michèle MercierLou

Stefania SandrelliAngie, Hitch-Hiker