Lyons, France. Michel Descombes is a watchmaker who lives alone with his teenage son Bernard. When the police visit and informs him that Bernard killed a man and is on the run with a girl, Michel realizes that he knew far less about his son than he thought.
Philippe Noiret
as Michel Descombes
Jean Rochefort
as Commissioner Guilboud
Jacques Denis
as Antoine, friend of Michel
Yves Afonso
as Inspector Bricard
Julien Bertheau
as Edouard, friend of Michel
Jacques Hilling
as Costes, journalist
Clotilde Joano
as Janine Boitard, journalist
Andrée Tainsy
as Madeleine Fourmet
William Sabatier
as Lawyer
Cécile Vassort
as Martine, workwoman
Sylvain Rougerie
as Bernard Descombes, Michel's son
Christine Pascal
as Liliane Torrini, companion of Bernard
