Ex-gangster Fernand (Lino Ventura) receives a call from a dying friend, a mob boss nicknamed "The Mexican". The doomed mobster talks Fernand into taking care of some criminal business and looking after his soon-to-be-married daughter. When a longtime mobster heavy, Volfoni takes exception to Fernand for being an outsider, they come after Fernand who is equal to the task. He defends himself in a series of comical killings from the onslaught of the mob.
Bernard Blier, Charles Lavialle, Charles Regnier, Claude Rich, Dominique Davray, Francis Blanche, Henri Cogan, Horst Frank, Jacques Dumesnil, Jean Lefebvre, Lino Ventura, Mac Ronay, Paul Mercey, Paul Meurisse, Philippe Castelli, Pierre Bertin, Robert Dalban, Sabine Sinjen, Venantino Venantini, Yves Arcanel
Action, Comedy, Crime