Henri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United States, where he was working for Liski, the drug dealer. With the fame of being a tough guy preceding him, he sets himself to the task of knowing why the French operations were not so profitable - and soon he is master of all links of the organization. He can now get it honed to perfection - or destroy it. Only... the Police are following his every step.
Cast
Jean Gabin
Henri Ferré dit 'Le Nantais'
Magali Noël
Lisette, la caissière du "Troquet"
Lino Ventura
Roger le Catalan
Albert Rémy
Bibi, le complice de Roger
Paul Frankeur
le commissaire Fernand
Pierre-Louis
l'inspecteur Leroux - de la brigade mondaine
Marcel Dalio
Paul Liski, le chef du réseau de drogue
Jacqueline Porel
Solange Birot
Roland Armontel
Louis Birot, l'ingénieur-chimiste
Michel Jourdan
Marcel
François Patrice
Jo
Françoise Spira
Yvonne, la dame des lavabos
Lila Kedrova
Léa, la toxicomane
Jacques Josselin
Fredo
Jacques Morlaine
Inspecteur Dupont
Paul Azaïs
Le patron du bistrot
Auguste Le Breton
Auguste Le Breton
Simone Sylvestre
La compagne de l'homme au revolver
Suzy Willy
La patronne du restaurant
François Joux
Un inspecteur
Jean Sylvère
Emile Lourmel
Robert Le Fort
Julien
René Alié
Un transporteur
André Weber
L'antiquaire
Gabriel Gobin
Un client du "Troquet"
Olivier Darrieux
Unknown
Georges Demas
Unknown
Jo Peignot
Unknown
Laurence Badie
La fleuriste du cabaret (uncredited)
René Berthier
Le docteur (uncredited)
Marcel Bozzuffi
Le client au révolver (uncredited)
Lucien Desagneaux
Un inspecteur (uncredited)
Ky Duyen
Minor Role (uncredited)
Léopoldo Francès
Le barman du Vercingétorix (uncredited)
Gisèle Grandpré
Minor role (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Michel
Un agent de nettoyage des wagons (uncredited)
Alain Nobis
Inspecteur Decharme (uncredited)
Hélène Roussel
Minor Role (uncredited)
Crew
Henri Decoin
Director, Writer
Maurice Griffe
Writer
Auguste Le Breton
Novel, Dialogue
Denise Reiss
Editor
Étiennette Muse
Assistant Editor
Pierre Montazel
Director of Photography
Fabien Collin
First Assistant Director
Michel Deville
Second Assistant Director
Paul Wagner
Producer
Louis Dubois
Line Producer
Alain Poiré
Line Producer
Raymond Gabutti
Production Design
Henri Tiquet
Camera Operator
Robert Foucard
First Assistant Camera
Michel Ménard
Second Assistant Camera
Huguette LaLaurette
Hairstylist
Janine Casse
Makeup Artist
Serge Groffe
Makeup Artist
Henry Girbal
Sound Assistant
Maurice Rémy
Sound Assistant
Jacques Carrère
Sound
Marc Lanjean
Original Music Composer
Michel Legrand
Music Director, Music Arranger
Georges Fontenelle
Set Dresser
Charles Chieusse
Assistant Set Dresser
Marcel Combes
Still Photographer
Suzanne Durrenberger
Script Supervisor
François de Lamothe
Assistant Production Design
Robert Guisgand
Assistant Production Design
Paul Temps
Production Manager
Irénée Leriche
Unit Production Manager
Philippe Dubail
Unit Manager
