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.

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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

Jeanne Pérez

Madame Marin

Jacques Tati

Officer at the bar

Max Maxudian

Schoolmaster

Edmond Beauchamp

Sommelier of the grand restaurant

Charles Vissières

Anselme, waiter of the grand restaurant

Albert Rémy

Sacristan