Set against the backdrop of an increasingly violent strike, a worker falls in love with the middle-class daughter of his landlady.
Dominique Sanda
as Édith
Richard Berry
as François Guilbaud
Michel Piccoli
as Edmond Leroyer
Fabienne Guyon
as Violette Pelletier
Anna Gaylor
as Madame Pelletier
Jean-François Stévenin
as Dambiel
Danielle Darrieux
as Margot Langlois
Jean-Louis Rolland
as Ménager
Marie-France Roussel
as Mme Sforza
Georges Blaness
as Chef des CRS
Yann Dedet
as Ouvrier
Nicolas Hossein
as Ouvrier