Early one morning, after a night with his girlfriend Alice, lorry driver Jean Chape accidentally runs over a body stretched out in the middle of the road. He reports the incident to the police who, suspecting foul play, impound his lorry. The dead man’s widow visits Jean and accuses him of stealing a huge some of money he was carrying before he was killed. Jean knows nothing of the money, but then he becomes the target of vicious harassment from some sinister characters… —Filmsdefrance.com
Gilles Grangier (5 May 1911 – 27 April 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 55 films and several TV series between 1943 and 1985. His film Archimède le clochard was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival, where Jean Gabin won the Silver Bear for Best Actor. —Wikipedia