Overview
A musician named Jacques Christens, is given a proposition by an old man. For ten million Francs he is asked to impersonate a certain Paul de Baer – a man who is supposedly exiled in the Amazone. Christens is told this scheme will save Mr. Baer from ruin. An adaptation of Boileau and Narcejac's "D'entre les Morts".
Director and cast
- Sergio Gobbi Director
- Pierre Vaneck as Jacques Christens
- Elsa Martinelli as Gilberte de Baer
- Robert Hossein as Martin von Klaus
- Jean Topart as Frank Herman
- Roger Coggio as L'imprésario Bosche
- Jacques Castelot as Le chef des justiciers
- Daniel Moosmann as David
- Robert Dalban as Le patron du cabaret
- Claude Génia as La visiteuse
- Geneviève Thénier as Sarah
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