Frank Willes, a young professional footballer, is involved in a road accident from which he emerges partially crippled, having crashed into the car of a wealthy shopkeeper who dies in the accident. Willes then learns that the merchant's widow, Clémence Grandval, stands to gain a fortune from her husband's life insurance. He also discovers that his accident may not have been an accident at all.

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Emmanuelle Riva
Clémence Grandval

Hardy Krüger
Frank Willes

Francisco Rabal
Michel Arland

Roger Couderc
Claude Gray

Jean-Louis Maury
Drouin

Étienne Bierry
L'hôtelier

Jacques Monod
L'agent d'assurances

Pilar Cansino
La bonne (uncredited)