Philippe Baronnet

A melancholic gunfighter and ghost town drifter is drawn into a kidnapping plot by his widowed ex-lover, who seeks vengeance on her husband's killers.

Roger Santet (Alain Delon) is a convicted murderer sprung from prison by the Sicilian clan headed by the aging Vittorio Manalese (Jean Gabin). They conspire to steal a large cache of jewels from an exhibit in Rome.