On the Côte d'Azur, a rich man wins a large sum of money playing at the casino. As he leaves the establishment, he is assaulted and knocked unconscious, his loot stolen. A few days later, the young croupier who had given him his winnings is involved in a motorcycle accident while avoiding a car. The investigation brings the two men together, but the millionaire's wife falls in love with the handsome young croupier. The plot begins...
Yves Dorget, major reporter in a daily newspaper, finds on an "affair" part of a simple news item Catherine Carré, his former friend, editor and chief and star presenter of a television newscast.
Goubbiah is a Yugoslav sponge fisherman. He loves Trinida, but she is promised to Peppo, the village drunkard. Jao tries to keep Goubbiah away from his daughter.
A gang of young tugs led by Frankie, opens a nightclub just in front of a gangster's hideout. Morelli is his name and he prepares the stealing of the century.
