Noh, an air traffic controller, joins forces with three other men -
Harvey, Victor and Simon - to steal a shipment of gold valued at six
million dollars when it arrives at an airport in North Africa.
But to transform their booty into bank notes, the four men must cross a
scorching desert that is laden with traps. The plan that they had
prepared so meticulously soon risks falling to pieces...
In the 1920s French cinema was at its most varied and stylish - witness the achievements of Abel Gance, Marcel L'Herbier, Jean Epstein and Jacques Feyder.
From Jean Renoir to François Truffaut, French cinema has no shortage of truly great filmmakers, each bringing a unique approach to the art of filmmaking.