French sailor Querelle arrives in Brest and starts frequenting a strange whorehouse. He discovers that his brother Robert is the lover of the lady owner, Lysiane. Here, you can play dices with Nono, Lysiane's husband: if you win, you are allowed to make love with Lysiane, if you loose, you have to make love with Nono... Querelle looses on purpose..

Visconti di Massino Uberto tells me that two Kats were in the background of an important scene, on a dock, facing each other.

Cast
Querelle	BRAD DAVIS
Lieutenant Seblon	FRANCO NERO
Lysiana	JEANNE MOREAU
Roger Bataille	LAURENT MALET
Robert/Gil	HANNO POSCHL
Nono	GUNTHER KAUFMANN
Mario	BURKHARD DRIEST
Marcellin	ROGER FRITZ
Director	RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER