Young boxer Michel Maudet is sacked by his manager after a series of match defeats and is forced to look for a new job. He is engaged as secretary to a millionaire named Ferchaux who is in a hurry to flee the country when he discovers he has been implicated in a high-profile fraud.
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Adventure
- Studio: Sicilia Cinematografica, Spectacles Lumbroso, Ultra Film
- Keyword: new york city, banker, paris, france, river, motel, new orleans, louisiana, investigation, diner, exile, hypochondriac, scandal, travel, on the road, ex-boxer, desegregation, nightlife, 1960s
- Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Vanel, Michèle Mercier, Stefania Sandrelli, Malvina Silberberg, Barbara Sommers