Directed by Gilles Grangier Produced by Cité Films – Cipra Films – (Paris) Compagnia Cinématografica Mondiale (Rome) – Franco-Italienne Written by Michel Audiard Gilles Grangier Albert Simonin Starring Jean Gabin Louis de Funès Music by Michel Legrand Francis Lemarque The story takes place in the racecourses around Paris. A so-called major sells his tips to naive characters.