Victor Vautier is incorrigible: he's in constant motion, working several cons at once, using different names and changing disguises. He's charming and outrageous, incapable of uttering a sentence that isn't embellished or an outright lie. His life goal is to make enough money to build a sea wall to protect Mont-Saint-Michel. Charlotte, a parole officer, shows up: she's young and seems taken in by Victor. He discovers she lives above the Senlus Museum, where her parents are the curators. With two pals he decides to steal a priceless El Greco triptych and then ransom it back to the cultural ministry. What will Charlotte do when she realizes he's used her to make a fortune?
Philippe de Broca
Director
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Victor Vauthier
Geneviève Bujold
Marie-Charlotte Pontalec
Julien Guiomar
Camille Ortolin, hermit of Chatou
Charles Gérard
Raoul
Daniel Ceccaldi
Police Prefect
Capucine
Hélène Dupont-Moreau
Andréa Ferréol
Tatiana Negulesco
Michel Beaune
Minister
Albert Simono
Mr. Pontalec
Pascale Roberts
Adrienne
Maria Meriko
Mrs. Florinda
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