A wounded criminal and his dying partner take refuge at an old beachfront fortress. The owner of the fortress and his young wife, initially unwilling hosts, quickly experience their relationship with the criminal shift in a humorous and bizarre fashion.

• Tekli British Productions
• Compton Films
• Lionel Stander
• Donald Pleasence
• Françoise Dorléac
• Jack MacGowran
• Iain Quarrier
• Jacqueline Bisset
• Renée Houston
• William Franklyn