During the colonial period in Algeria, Sergeant Bouvard helps Broussole and his two daughters, Alise and Julie, settle in Hassi Ben Okba. Demobilized, he plants vines with them. Seduced by Julie's charms, he nevertheless marries Alise because she owns the land. He protects Julie from all her lovers but cheats on Alise with Adèle, a settler's wife. Unable to bear it any longer, he runs away with Julie to Oran. The death of his father brings him back to Bou-Okba. He stays with Alise until the day when, selling his wine in Oran, he is taken over by his passion. It is Julie who will tell him to resume married life and start a family of settlers.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Georges MarchalSergeant Léon Bouvard | Sergeant Léon Bouvard |
 Dany RobinJulie | Julie |
 Andrée ClémentAlice | Alice |
 Paul FaivreBroussol | Broussol |
 Jean VilarTypographer | Typographer |
 Louis ArbessierCollet | Collet |
 Pierre AssoToulonnais | Toulonnais |
| JJean-Henri ChamboisNot listed | Not listed |
| MMarius DavidNot listed | Not listed |
| MMohamed FatmiNot listed | Not listed |
 Jérôme GoulvenNot listed | Not listed |
 Olivier HussenotNot listed | Not listed |
| HHeddy MillerNot listed | Not listed |
 Pierre MoncorbierSavoyard | Savoyard |
 Geneviève MorelSavoyard woman | Savoyard woman |
| HHuguette MétayerNot listed | Not listed |
| HHenri San JuanNot listed | Not listed |
 Pierre SergeolNot listed | Not listed |
| CChristiane SertilangeAdèle | Adèle |