Eight-year old Francois has moved from Paris to a quiet chateau with his parents who want to escape the stress of the war. In a nearby town, his father's mistress works as a tutor. Soon his father allows a refugee family of Polish Jews to move into the basement. Francois has a terrible crush upon their daugther. Real trouble begins when a Nazi commander and his unit also move into the house, totally unaware of the refugees living below them.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Jacques WeberThe father | The father |
 Brigitte RoüanChristina | Christina |
 Ludmila MikaëlMme Roussel | Mme Roussel |
 Stanislas CrevillénFrançois | François |
 Serge ReggianiGermain | Germain |
 Thierry FrémontGustave | Gustave |
 Jean-Marie WinlingThe dark man | The dark man |
 Isabelle SadoyanCécile | Cécile |
 Manfred AndraeThe general | The general |
 Joachim LombardAntoine | Antoine |
 Olivia BonamyJuliette | Juliette |
 Patricia EligElsa | Elsa |
 Beata NilskaDora | Dora |
| PPhilippe CalThe German driver | The German driver |
 Sophie GalibertMurielle | Murielle |
| MMarcel GaubertDominique | Dominique |
| JJohannes MariaThe prescription | The prescription |
| SStéphane NaigeonBoretti | Boretti |
 Dominique ZardiBoretti's help | Boretti's help |
 Jürgen ZwingelThe feldgendarme | The feldgendarme |