Pascal (Lino Ventura) sells newspapers. He is a simple man who one day resting on the banks of the Seine sees a drowning stranger. Pascal saves his life and begins his adventure next to a man who says his wife wants to intern in a madhouse. No good deed goes unpunished.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Cast

Lino Ventura

Andréa Parisy

Robert Hirsch

Dora Doll

Directors

Gilles Grangier

125 rue Montmartre Filming Locations

125 rue Montmartre Filming Locations

1: Rue Darcel, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France ( Barrachet's villa at SW corner with Rue Salomon Reinach )

2: Pont de l'Alma, Paris, France ( suicide attempt )

3: Seine River, Paris, France ( suicide attempt )

4: Avenue de l'Opéra, Paris 2, Paris, France ( pascal is cycling )

5: 125 rue Montmartre, Paris 2, Paris, France ( opening credits: front of newspapers distribution building )

6: Paris Studios Cinéma, Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France ( Studio )

7: Pont de Bir Hakeim, Paris 15, Paris, France ( Pascal and Didier in the metro, on their way to sell newspapers )

8: Quai d'Orsay, Paris 7, Paris, France ( Pascal resting by the river after work )

125 rue Montmartre (1959)