In this movie based upon Julian Green's novel, we follow Paul's downfall as he is torn between his love for Angele, a local prostitute, as he finds out too late, and Madame Grosgeorge's love for him.

• Louis Jourdan
• Lilli Palmer
• Marie Laforêt
• Nathalie Nerval
• Florence Landon
• Madeleine Robinson
• Georges Wilson
• Patrick Monneron