Determined to assert his paternal rights, Quentin leaves his small village on the Swiss border to go to Lyon to look for his daughter, now a hairdresser, who, busy with her work, hasn't been back to the village for two years. In a few days, it will be Denise's birthday, the youngest of his daughters, and, urged on by his wife, he sets off, determined to bring the prodigal son back to the family celebration. But Denise is now living off her charms.
Fernandel
as Quantin, Jura farmer
Lilli Palmer
as Isabelle Quantin, farmer's wife
Laurent Terzieff
as Frédéric, teacher
Philippe Noiret
as Disgruntled traveler
Michel Auclair
as Friend and client of Marie-Louise
Madeleine Robinson
as Manager of the “Salon Trianon”
Étienne Bierry
as Boss of the bistro “La Patrie”
Rosy Varte
as Barmaid of the bistro 'La Patrie'
Riccardo Garrone
as Traveler
Patricia Darmon
as