

In the 18th century, Louis de Bourguignon is working with the Malichot's gang, but their ways are too 'unethical' for him. He creates his own band, acting under the name of Cartouche, making audacious robberies of the rich people, and even distributing the takings with the poor. Thus, cartouche attracts the people's sympathies, Venus's love, and hate from the Police and Malichot... Cartouche can escape all the traps they set at him - except the entrapments of love. Eventually, he will be saved by a woman, at her own cost.

Jean-Paul Belmondo
Louis-Dominique Bourguignon alias Cartouche

Claudia Cardinale
Vénus

Jess Hahn
La Douceur

Marcel Dalio
Malichot

Jean Rochefort
La Taupe

Philippe Lemaire
Gaston de Ferrussac

Noël Roquevert
Le sergent recruteur

Odile Versois
Isabelle de Ferrussac

Jacques Charon
Le colonel

Lucien Raimbourg
Le maréchal

Jacques Balutin
Le moine Capucine

Pierre Repp
Le marquis de Griffe

Jacques Hilling
L'aubergiste

Paul Préboist
Un gendarme
René Marlic
Petit Oncle, le tavernier

Madeleine Clervanne
Pierette la duègne

Raoul Billerey
Un complice de Cartouche

Alain Dekok
Louison

Enzo Cerusico
Un bandit

Bernard Haller
Perroquet (voice)
Philippe de Broca
Daniel Boulanger, Philippe de Broca, Charles Spaak
Released