The Jacques Brothers, their temporary replacements, Yves Gérard and his troupe, as well as a famous movie star looking for a new partner, Evelyne Dorsey, are causing disruption at the "La Rose rouge" cabaret, the most famous cellar in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, to the delight of regulars.

A son of a family in debt decides to put an end to his life and calls on a professional killer to do so, who promises to kill him within forty-eight hours. However the next day, money, luck and love smile at her again. Then can begin an infernal hide-and-seek between the assassin and his victim.

Smuggler's Ball is the English-language title for this French-Belgian seriocomedy. The action takes place along the borders separating Belgium, Holland and France. It is here that the worldly Pierre (J. P. Kieran) carries on a profitable smuggling operation, all the while romancing Siska (Christian Lenier), the daughter of a local customs official. Various subplots and secondary characters weave in and out as the plotline guides the viewer through the WW II years. Towards the end, the story shifts gears when the Benelux Frontier Agreement eliminates all government regulations. The film's screenplay is by Charles Spaak, himself the descendant of a Belgian political family, and thus well-versed in bureaucracy and red tape.

1954 film by Jacqueline Audry

艾德蒙（让·马莱 Jean Marais 饰）是一名年轻热情的水手，深深的爱着一位名为梅塞迪斯（Lia Amanda 饰）的姑娘。这一天，艾德蒙要跟随船队出海远航，他和梅塞迪斯约定，他一回来两人就结婚。艾德蒙并不知道的是，自己的好兄弟费尔南多（Robert Pigaut 饰）亦深深痴迷着梅塞迪斯的美貌，他和法官维尔福（France Asselin 饰）共同策划了一个阴谋，令艾德蒙被关入了监狱，等待着他的，是长达十三年不见天日的牢狱之灾。
在狱中，艾德蒙结识了神父法里亚（Gualtiero Tumiati 饰），只有他一个人相信艾德蒙是无辜的。在法里亚的帮助下，艾德蒙成功越狱并且得到了一笔巨额的财产，他隐姓埋名，化身成为深藏不露的基督山伯爵，要向所有伤害过他的人寻仇。