An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the traditional beliefs of others. The story is set in a 20th-century society endangered by power and greed and imagines the rebellion of the "little people" against corrupt and soulless authority.
Katharine Hepburn
as Contessa Aurelia
Charles Boyer
as The Broker
Claude Dauphin
as Dr. Jadin
Edith Evans
as Josephine
John Gavin
as The Reverend
Paul Henreid
as The General
Oskar Homolka
as The Commissar
Yul Brynner
as The Chairman
Richard Chamberlain
as The Reverend
Donald Pleasence
as The Prospector
Henri Virlogeux
as The Peddler
Danny Kaye
as The Ragpicker
