Synopsis
Mustapha, a taxi driver in Paris, charges a customer in a hurry, without realizing that he is especially in a hurry to escape his pursuers after having robbed a jewelry store. The next day by reading the newspapers, Mustapha becomes aware of the role he played in this affair, and he would gladly help the police if a fortuitous incident did not make him fear the vengeance of the criminals. Cruel dilemma which earned him to be both suspected by some and threatened with death by others. Weak, but honest, he manages to get out of this mess at the risk of his life.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (29)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producers : Castella Films, Armor Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Armor Films
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producer : Fred Orain
- Screenwriters : Jacques Celhay, Jean Faurez
- Director of Photography : Jacques Klein
- Music Composer : Camille Sauvage
- Editor : Hélène Basté
- Sound Recordist : André Louis
- Voice : Jean-Henri Chambois, Amidou
- Sound Assistant : Guy Maillet
- Camera Operator : Robert Alliel
- Production Manager : Gérard Boulouys
- Assistant editor : Simone Du Bron
- Production Designers : James Allan, André Piltant
- Still Photographer : Henri Caruel
- Location Manager : Georges Demas
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Emigration
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Algeria, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (Algeria, France)
- Production year : 1962
- French release :
- Runtime : 1 h 34 min
- Current status : Released
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono