Just-reinstated inspector Favenin (Michel Bouquet) was assigned to shadow a local drug lord... but vengeful rivals got to him first, and the subsequent police shoot-out with those assassins cost the life of Favenin's partner (Bernard Fresson). The bitter Favenin dispenses with the book as he goes on a brutal pursuit of the killers, in this controversial-in-it's-day crime drama; Françoise Fabian, Gianni Garko, Michel Constantin, Adolfo Celi also star. 95 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer. In French with English subtitles.