Marie, the charming daughter of Italian immigrants, has a dream : to become rich. In Roubaix, where she lives, she meets and marries small-time crooner Marcel Potier. Together they leave for the South of France where they live happily but poorly. Now, Marie hasn't forgotten her hopes of wealth and with this aim still in mind she pushes Marcel into becoming the swimming instructor of Achille Zopoulos, an oil tycoon.
Guy Marchand
as Marcel
Jean-Claude Brialy
as Logan
Stefania Sandrelli
as Marie
Moustache
as Zopoulos
Jean-Louis Trintignant
as le jardinier
Benoît Ferreux
as le garagiste
Christian Marquand
as Paul
François Perrot
as Maître Dalloz
Serge Marquand
as Alfredo
