After successfully completing an assignment for a ring of international smugglers, Parisian David Ladislas receives orders to deliver a shipment of gold to Lebanon using a Triumph convertible for transport. Accompanying him is Olga, who apparently has more knowledge of the operation than David. He tries persistently to woo information from her but learns only that the gold is hidden somewhere in the car. Arriving in Beirut, David decides to doublecross the ruthless organization head, Fehrman, and steal the gold for himself despite Olga's objections. They pass customs safely, and, eluding police, travel first to Athens and then to Naples as David attempts to find a buyer for the contraband gold. Fehrman is alerted and traps David, who is forced to drive the car down a steep embankment; the frightened Olga has meanwhile returned to Germany. David tracks down Olga in Bremen, and they await the arrival of the Triumph, which has been loaded aboard a ship. As the vehicle is being unloaded the next day, it catches fire, and the gold, which was coated on in layers under the paint, begins to melt. David and Olga escape as the police retrieve the fortune in melted gold.

Director:
Jean Becker	Director
Constantin Gavras	Assistant Director
Cast:
Jean-Paul Belmondo	as David Ladislas
Jean Seberg	as Olga Célan
Gert Fröbe	as Fehrman
Enrico Maria Salerno	as Mario
Renate Ewert	as The Countess
Jean-Pierre Marielle	as Hode
Wolfgang Preiss	as Grenner
Cinematography:
Edmond Séchan	Director of Photography
Jean-Paul Schwartz	Director of Photography
Writer:
Daniel Boulanger	Dial
Daniel Boulanger	Adaptation
Claude Sautet	Adaptation
Maurice Fabre	Adaptation
Didier Goulard	Adaptation
Jean Becker	Adpt (see note)
Producer:
Paul-Edmond Decharme	Executive Producer
Editing:
Monique Kirsanoff	Film Editor
Music:
Martial Solal	Music
Gregorio García Segura	Mus (spanish vers?)
Art Director:
Georges Wakhévitch	Art Director

Paris opening: September 1964 as Échappement libre; running time: 105 min; Italian title: Scappamento aperto; Spanish title: Escape libre. The screenplay collaboration of Claude Sautet is unconfirmed.

Released in France September 1964

Released in United States April 26, 1965

Released in United States Spring April 26, 1965

b&w

Screenplay collaboration of Claude Sautet is unconfirmed.

Franscope

Released in United States April 26, 1965 (New York City)

Released in United States Spring April 26, 1965

Released in France September 1964

Based on a novel by Clet Coroner.