In the First World War, when Paris is expected to fall to the Germans, the attractive widow, Princesse de Bormes, organises a convoy of cars to evacuate the wounded from the front, and bring them back to her villa in Paris to recuperate. The authorities will not give them passes until an innocent 16-year-old boy, Guillaume Thomas de Fontenoy, joins them and is mistaken as the nephew of the popular General de Fontenoy. The Princess is enraptured by Thomas and her daughter, Henriette, falls in love with him. However Thomas feels impelled to see more of the action of the war.
Directed by Georges Franju
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Cast
Fabrice Rouleau
Thomas
Emmanuelle Riva
la princesse de Bormes
Jean Servais
Pesquel-Duport
Sophie Darès
Henriette
Michel Vitold
le docteur Vernes
Rosy Varte
Mme Valiche
Hélène Dieudonné
la tante de Thomas
Gabrielle Dorziat
la cartomancienne
Bernard Lavalette
le docteur Gentil
Édith Scob
l'infirmière
Jean Marais
Le narrateur
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