A Salvation Army lieutenant and an accordion player fall in love, only to be repeatedly separated by circumstance. Reuniting in Marseille, they build a life and have a child, but fate continues to intervene as their relationship unfolds through cycles of separation and reunion.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Annie GirardotUrsule | Ursule |
 Bernard FressonGrelu | Grelu |
 Roland DubillardBaron | Baron |
 Henri GarcinAingrain | Aingrain |
 Alfred AdamNot listed | Not listed |
| VValentine AlbinNot listed | Not listed |
 Patrice AlexsandreNot listed | Not listed |
 Henri VidalNot listed | Not listed |
 Micha BayardNot listed | Not listed |
 Romain BouteilleNot listed | Not listed |
 Michel CharrelNot listed | Not listed |
 Henri CzarniakNot listed | Not listed |
 Robert DalbanNot listed | Not listed |
 Sylvie LenoirNot listed | Not listed |
 Pippo MérisiNot listed | Not listed |
 Louis NavarreNot listed | Not listed |
 Manu PlutonNot listed | Not listed |
| JJackie RichéNot listed | Not listed |
 André RouyerNot listed | Not listed |
 Christian de TillièreNot listed | Not listed |
| Roland DubillardNot listed | Not listed |
 Jean Le PoulainNot listed | Not listed |
 Marcel DalioNot listed | Not listed |
 Jacqueline DoyenNot listed | Not listed |
 Patrick PréjeanNot listed | Not listed |
 Mario DavidNot listed | Not listed |
| Henri GarcinNot listed | Not listed |
 Jean CarmetNot listed | Not listed |