In 1827, Berthet, the son of a craftsman and a young seminarian, was tried and sentenced to death for murdering his former mistress, the wife of a noble who had hired him as tutor to his children.
Carole Bouquet
as Louise de Rénal
Kim Rossi Stuart
as Julien Sorel
Judith Godrèche
as Mathilde de la Môle
Claude Rich
as Marquis de la Môle
Bernard Verley
as Monsieur de Rénal
Constanze Engelbrecht
as Madame Derville
Francesco Acquaroli
as Comte Altamira
Maurice Garrel
as Abbé Chelan
Rüdiger Vogler
as Abbé Pirard
Claudine Auger
as Madame de Fervaques
Pierre Vernier
as Abbé Frilair
Camille Verhaeghe
as Elisa
