1943, Christmas Eve in occupied Brittany. Charles, a member of the Resistance, is parachuted into the house of his mother, Madame Parisot, where he meets Herta, a young German woman who has come to accompany her officer husband. Despite the situation, the two young people fall in love and protect each other, but their love is short-lived, interrupted at dawn by a deadly English bomb.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Laurent TerzieffCharles Parisot | Charles Parisot |
 Erika RembergHertha von Stauffen | Hertha von Stauffen |
 Horst FrankGeneral von Stauffen | General von Stauffen |
 Gert FröbeGeneral | General |
 Claude FarellNot listed | Not listed |
 Françoise RosayMadame Parisot | Madame Parisot |
| LLutz GaborLieutenant Müller | Lieutenant Müller |
| RRichard LarkeR.A.F. Instructor Lieutenant | R.A.F. Instructor Lieutenant |
| CChristian MelsenNot listed | Not listed |
 Claude VernierGerman soldier | German soldier |
| MMonique BerthoJeannette | Jeannette |
 Hans VernerInterpreter | Interpreter |