In France during World War I, Marthe waits for her husband, Jacques, while he fights on the front lines. Marthe then begins a tempestuous affair with 17-year-old François, with whom she had a dalliance before marrying Jacques. Jealous François struggles with the fact that Marthe is married, while she tries to prove her devotion to her young, hotheaded lover. Things become even more complex when Marthe becomes pregnant with Jacques' baby.
Directed by Claude Autant-Lara
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Cast
Micheline Presle
Marthe Grangier
Gérard Philipe
François Jaubert
Denise Grey
Madame Grangier
Jean Debucourt
Edouard Jaubert
Pierre Palau
Monsieur Marin
Jean Lara
Jacques Lacombe
Michel François
René
Germaine Ledoyen
Madame Jaubert
Jeanne Pérez
Madame Marin
Jacques Tati
Officer at the bar
Richard Francœur
Head waiter of the grand restaurant
Max Maxudian
Schoolmaster
André Bervil
Partygoer who announces the Armistice a day early
Edmond Beauchamp
Sommelier of the grand restaurant
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