Whilst being transferred to a psychiatric hospital, a ruthless serial killer Gassot makes a break and goes on the run. He arrives in Marseilles, intending to escape abroad. Here, he falls for a young prostitute, Gerda.
Frédo Babasch, the sheep
François Tellier, director of the PJ
Commissioner Le Guen
Georges Gasset
Gerda
Lulu
Mr. Alphonse
Innkeeper
Lucien, from Grenoble
The young inspector
Campana
François Gassot
The Commissioner of Marseille
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Inspector Guérin
Nurse
A pied noir
The beautiful Marseillaise