Jacques Berthier

A cunning gunman joins forces with a small-town sheriff in a risky plan to rob a shipment of gold.

Directed by Édouard Molinaro, this pulse-pounding film noir, based on a novel by Thomas Narcejac, is a dark tale of vengeance starring the great Lino Ventura in an early leading role. When an industrialist kills his mistress by throwing her off a train, her husband (Ventura) takes to the streets of Paris to avenge his wife’s murderer.

"Black Jack" Carson, a sheriff of monumental honesty, is robbed by "The Swiss," an audacious and resourceful bandit. "The Swiss" escapes on a train where he finds a holy Japanese Pony escorted by a Samurai Warrior and his servant.