In Montauban in 1944, Julien Dandieu in a surgeon in the local hospital. Frightened by the German army entering Montauban, he asks his friend Francois to drive his wife and his daughter in the back country village where Julien has an old castle. One week later, Julien decided to meet then for the week end, but the Germans are already occupying the village.
Philippe Noiret
as Julien Dandieu
Romy Schneider
as Clara Dandieu
Jean Bouise
as François
Joachim Hansen
as L'officier SS
Robert Hoffmann
as Le lieutenant
Karl Michael Vogler
as Dr. Müller
Caroline Bonhomme
as Florence Dandieu, à 8 ans
Catherine Delaporte
as Florence Dandieu, à 13 ans
Madeleine Ozeray
as Mme Dandieu, la mère de Julien
Jean-Paul Cisife
as Le chef milicien
Antoine Saint-John
as Le soldat allemand tué dans la cuisine
Jean-Pierre Garrigues
as Un interne à l’hôpital