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Synopsis
Desperate, Didier throws himself out in the Seine. Pascal, a newsboy, jumps and saves him. It’s the beginning of the friendship between them.Once, as Pascal helps Didier, he finds himself involved in a murder. Only the superintendent believes in his innocence…
Lino Ventura
Cast
Andréa Parisy
Cast
Robert Hirsch
Cast
Jean Desailly
Cast
Dora Doll
Cast
Gilles Grangier
Director

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