O açougueiro Popaul conhece a professora Helene num casamento, numa pequena cidade rural na França. Eles se tornam amigos, mas garotas são assassinadas na região, e Helene descobre na cena do crime o isqueiro que ela havia dado a Popaul.
Screenwriter Philippe (Duchaussoy) imagines a crime committed by his wife Sylvie (Delon) and a mutual friend Pierre (Serre): a dead body is put in a trunk but the hand sticks out. Sylvie and Pierre begin to have an affair and things get very dangerous and the imaginary crime is on its way to becoming prophetic.
The charismatic, surly son of a wealthy industrialist, Clément, leads a double life as a member of a right-wing extremist organization. When he’s ratted out after a failed assassination attempt on a prominent politician, Clément and his long-suffering wife Anne flee Paris to the idyllic country home of his childhood friend, pacifist print-maker Paul. As affection blossoms between Paul and Anne, the emotional, as well as political tensions, soar and eventually explode.
Michel Ferréol reluctantly meets up with an old school friend, Antoine Fiesco. Michel didn’t like Antoine much when they were at school and tries to get away by making an excuse. He changes his mind when Antoine introduces him to his wife, a beautiful brunette named Christine.
Comediante Bob Hunter (Bob Hope) é ajudado por seu homólogo francês Fernydel (Fernandel) e duas loiras lindas quando ele é marcado para morrer por um poderoso grupo de falsificação europeu.
