
Marseilles, 1919. Georges Sarret is a distinguished and respected lawyer, recently honoured for his services in the First World War. He takes as his lover Philomène Schmidt, a young German woman, who has just lost her job and home. To enable Philomène to remain in France, Georges finds her a husband – who dies conveniently of natural causes a month after the wedding. Georges repeats the trick with Philomène's sister, Catherine – marrying her off to an old man who dies suddenly so that the scheming trio can profit from his life insurance. When an accomplice in the scheme, Marcel Chambon, threatens to blackmail them, Georges and his two lovers have no option but to kill him and his mistress...
Cast

Michel Piccoli
Georges Sarret

Romy Schneider
Philomena Schmidt

Mascha Gonska
Catherine Schmidt

Philippe Brizard
Chambon

Jean Rigaux
Villette

Monica Fiorentini
Magali

Hubert Deschamps
Detreuil

Monique Tarbès
Nurse

Andréa Ferréol
Noemie

Francis Claude
Doktor

Luigi Zerbinati
Unknown

Jean-Pierre Honoré
Unknown
Henri Piccoli
Unknown

Martine Ferrière
Unknown
Nicole Chomo
Unknown
Isabelle Lebel
Unknown
Adolfo Geri
Unknown
Fanny Renan
Unknown
Rolph Spath
Unknown

Renata Zamengo
Unknown
Crew
Francis Girod
Director, Screenplay

Jacques Rouffio
Screenplay
Solange Fasquelle
Novel
Claude Barrois
Editor
Andréas Winding
Director of Photography

Raymond Danon
Producer

Jacques Dorfmann
Producer
Wolfdieter von Stein
Producer
Ennio Nobili
Co-Producer
Jean-Jacques Caziot
Production Design
Jacques Fonteray
Costume Design

Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer

Philippe Turlure
Set Decoration
Alain Coiffier
Production Manager
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