Two men, Alain Delon and Lino Ventura, and a girl, Joanna Shimkus, escape setbacks in France to go in search of sunken treasure off the coast of Africa.

Their dreams in ruins, and virtually broke, the three pool what's left of their resources and head for a place on the African coast where an aircraft full of loot came down in the sea.

Manu decides to look up old friends in Paris and, spending lavishly, is spotted by the mercenaries who have been keeping watch on his former girlfriend's apartment.

Tightened and aimed a little more purposefully, this attractive French drama of two adventurer-pals and their lovely tag-along comrade, might have hit the jackpot.

What it does have, under Robert Enrico's imaginative direction, is spontaneous flow, striking pictorial sweep and three people who become more credible and persuasive as the picture moves along...

[7] Excerpts of the film were used for the 2015 Christian Dior's "Eau Sauvage" cologne advertising campaign drawing on the legacy of Alain Delon.