
Max and the Junkmen(1971)
A detective decides to go undercover and set up a group of robbers, but he may be getting too caught up in the task at hand.

After a planned robbery on an armoured car the investigating police officer encounters a female journalist who specialises in criminology, and who he suspects may have had a role in the heist.

Micheline Presle
Sophie Givier

Philippe Leroy
Dandrieu

Pierre Mondy
Judge Béguin

Arletty
Loune de Lindt

José Luis de Vilallonga
The priest

Robert Dalban
Cafe owner

Mathilde Casadesus
Madame Thiebaut

Yves Barsacq
An Inspector

Berthe Granval
Secretary

Marcel Dalio
The lawyer Plautet
Law of Men is a crime film released in 1962. Directed by Charles Gérard, it stars Micheline Presle, Philippe Leroy, Pierre Mondy. After a planned robbery on an armoured car the investigating police officer encounters a female journalist who specialises in criminology, and who he suspects may have had a role in the heist.
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