After an unsuccessful robbery, Eric Lambrecht is arrested and sent to
prison for twenty years. The head warden Isnar offers to allow
Eric to escape if he is willing to undertake a small task for
him. He must break into the safe in the director's office, a safe
that is thought to contain a huge sum of money...
Cast: Hardy Krüger (Eric Lambrecht),
Raymond Pellegrin (Isnard, 'Kepi-Blanc'),
Georges Géret (François Gosset),
Jean Lefebvre (Un gardien 'La Carlingue'),
Bernard Bauronne (Directeur de prison),
Barbara Cederlung (Laurence),
Nathalie Nort (Laurence),
Francis Blanche (Norbert),
Coralie Courchinoux,
Martina Diemer,
Michel Duplaix,
Roman Kopp
Country: France / West Germany
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 101 min
Aka:The Loner
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