Normandy 1850. A stagecoach drives along a road in the middle of the countryside. Inside, the passengers are all asleep except two men who are talking. Suddenly the coach stops: an axle has just broken. When one of the two men leans out of the window to see what is going on, his gaze lingers on the front a provincial abode, which seems to upset him. He soon starts remembering facts that took place forty years earlier...
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Héléna Manson'La Pieuvre' | 'La Pieuvre' |
 Dominique MarcasOlive | Olive |
 Madeleine OzerayMarquise de Clérambault | Marquise de Clérambault |
 Sylvain JoubertSylvain Brassard | Sylvain Brassard |
 Jean RougeulBishop | Bishop |
 André ThorentColonel | Colonel |
 Philippe RouleauLouis | Louis |
 Maurice TeynacMarquis de Clérambault | Marquis de Clérambault |
| CChristian Van CauJean | Jean |
 Anne-Marie BesseAlberte | Alberte |
| JJacques FlamandNot listed | Not listed |
| LLucien CharbonnierNot listed | Not listed |
 Guy Di RigoNot listed | Not listed |