Story :Between eleven o’clock and midnight one evening, a notorious trafficker Jérôme Vidauban is shot whilst walking in a tunnel in Paris. The case is assigned to Inspector Carrel, who is Vidauban’s perfect double. Using his resemblance to the arch criminal, Carrel manages to infiltrate in Vidauban’s circle of acquaintances and contacts. He becomes embroiled in a bizarre web of intrigue and discovers no shortage of possible murder suspects, all of whom appear to be surprised to see him still alive.
Cast
Louis JouvetInspector Carel
Madeleine RobinsonLucienne
Robert ArnouxRossignol
Léo LaparaInspector Perpignan
Monique MélinandIrma
Gisèle CasadesusFlorence
Yvette EtiévantGirl
Jacqueline PierreuxMarceline
Jean SylvèreHomeless Man
Germaine StainvalConcierge
Nicole JonescoApprentice
Guy FavièresBoatman
Jacques DenoëlJoi
Anne CampionTonia
Simone SylvestreLéone
Janine Viénot
Robert VattierCharlie
Jacques MorelBouture
Marianne HardyMarie-Louise
Paul BargeForensic doctor
Jean-Claude Malouvier
Jacques Roux
Jean MeyerVictor
Charles BayardGunsmith (uncredited)
Anne CampionTonia (uncredited)
Maurice ChevitEmployee with the fingerprints (uncredited)