The Comeuppance

The Comeuppance

85 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 9, 1970

Philippe, Théo and Bob share the same cell in the prison of La Santé. Philippe, a young student, known as "Sciences-Po", is planning revenge against those who sent him to prison. He offers his two fellow prisoners, seasoned mobsters, to help him recover an important document from a diamond dealer in Le Havre. This paper would rehabilitate his father, his two comrades being able to keep the diamonds contained in the safe... But the coup does not go as planned.

The Comeuppance

85 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 9, 1970

The Comeuppance
Philippe, Théo and Bob share the same cell in the prison of La Santé. Philippe, a young student, known as "Sciences-Po", is planning revenge against those who sent him to prison. He offers his two fellow prisoners, seasoned mobsters, to help him recover an important document from a diamond dealer in Le Havre. This paper would rehabilitate his father, his two comrades being able to keep the diamonds contained in the safe... But the coup does not go as planned.
Producers Les Productions Belles Rives, Adelphia Compagnia Cinematografica
Original title L'Ardoise
Directors Claude Bernard-Aubert
Writers Jean-Marie Durand, Claude Bernard-Aubert, Pierre Lesou, Pascal Jardin

Cast

Salvatore Adamo

as Philippe

Michel Constantin

as Gilani

Elisabeth Wiener

as Elisabeth

Jess Hahn

as Bob

Simone Valère

as la femme de Bastien

Jean Desailly

as le commissaire

Max Amyl

as Le gardien-chef