- Two men kidnap a girl off the streets, take her to a beach house owned by a drug-addicted stewardess, and hold her for ransom.
- Things go wrong for a group of criminals after kidnapping a young heiress for ransom, keeping her at a beach house in France where quarreling ensues, leading to a violent confrontation between two of the toughest men, one with morals (Marlon Brando) and one without (Richard Boone).—Kevin Steinhauer <K.Steinhauer@BoM.GOV.AU>
- At Paris' Orly Airport a young girl is kidnaped by a burly chauffeur, Bud, and his sadistic companion, Leer. Quartered in an isolated beachhouse, she is introduced to the other gang members, including Vi, whom the she recognizes as the stewardess on her flight, and Vi's brother Wally. Discovering that Vi is addicted to drugs and suspecting that Leer intends to sexual assault their hostage, Bud suggests ending the scheme. Wally, however, dissuades him. While Bud, Wally, and Vi, drive to the village cafe to pick up the ransom, Leer guards the girl. At the cafe the gang murders its proprietor and a gendarme. As Vi and Wally alight from the car they are shot down by the perfidious Leer, who is in turn murdered by Bud. Upon entering the house Bud discovers the expiring victim hanging from the wall, stripped, lacerated, and shot in the back. As Bud frees her body, the victim awakens in the plane. Awaiting her is the chauffeur...
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By what name was The Night of the Following Day (1969) officially released in India in English?
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