A journalist on the payroll of a major newspaper, Michel Dolannes is
forced to resign when his employer refuses to allow him to write what
he knows to be the truth. With the support a young woman named
Mira and an old friend Jo he creates his own newspaper, financed by
snobs and society women. Once he has found a printer, Dolannes
starts to publish articles which previously would have been suppressed,
articles denouncing sporting scandals and corrupt politicians of all
persuasions. But in his crusade to tell the truth and
nothing but the truth, Dolannes makes some very dangerous
enemies...
It was American film noir and pulp fiction that kick-started the craze for thrillers in 1950s France and made it one of the most popular and enduring genres.
In the 1940s, the shadowy, skewed visual style of 1920s German expressionism was taken up by directors of American thrillers and psychological dramas, creating that distinctive film noir look.