An American (Charles Bronson) living in France must face his past when his wife and daughter are kidnapped by former fellow convicts turned narco-dealers he once double-crossed.
Charles Bronson as Joe Moran aka Joe Martin
Liv Ullmann as Fabienne Martin
James Mason as Captain Ross
Jill Ireland as Moira
Jean Topart as Katanga
Michel Constantin as Vermont aka Whitey (dubbed by David Hess)
Luigi Pistilli as Fausto Gelardi
Yannick Delulle as Michèle Martin (as [Yannick de Lulle])
Paul Bonifas as the doctor
Sabine Sun as the nurse
Roger Mailles as a poker player
Nathalie Varallo as Violet
Remo Mosconi as Marius
Dominique Crosland as the girl scout leader
Yannick Deheth uncredited
Gabriele Ferzetti uncredited
Bob Ingarao as a fisherman (uncredited)
based on the 1959 novel Ride the Nightmare by Richard Matheson