A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life, and resorts to drastic means to achieve it.
Philippe Noiret
as Lucien Cordier
Isabelle Huppert
as Rose Mercaillou
Jean-Pierre Marielle
as Le Peron
Stéphane Audran
as Huguette Cordier
Eddy Mitchell
as Nono
Guy Marchand
as Marcel Chavasson
Irène Skobline
as Anne, l'institutrice
Michel Beaune
as Vanderbrouck
Jean Champion
as Le curé
Victor Garrivier
as Marcaillou
Gérard Hernandez
as Leonelli
Abdoulaye Diop
as Fête Nat
