During the cold and rainy off-season a man arrives in a seaside town and, giving his name only as Pierre, checks into the only hotel which remains open. His arrival arouses curiosity and a degree of suspicion, as people note that he appears to know the area, yet gives no explanation for his presence at that bleak time of year in the dead-end town.
Madeleine Robinson
as Marthe
Gérard Philipe
as Pierre
Jean Servais
as Fred
André Valmy
as Georges
Jane Marken
as Mme Mathieu
Paul Villé
as Mr Curlier
Christian Ferry
as Le pupille de la nation
Yves Marthel
as Arthur
Gabrielle Fontan
as The Old Woman in the Bus
Gabriel Gobin
as Arthur
Mona Dol
as Madame Curlier
Julien Carette
as The Traveller