The war will separate the members of the Valon family, two sons Alexandre and Antoine being prisoners, while the youngest Gilbert enters the secret army. Only their sister, Denise, will stay on the farm with her grandfather and grandmother. The Germans invade the free zone.
Nicolas Amato
Michel ArdanAlexandre ValonJosée ArielAlfred Arlais
Alain BouvetteMartine ChantalDenise Valon
Evelyne CormanThe German
Marcel Delaître
Édouard DelmontGrandfather Valon
Maurice FavièresAntoine ValonGeorges GalleyGilbert Valon
Jean-Pierre MockyViolinistRoger MéraOfficerClaire Neuville
Claire OlivierGrandma Valon