The tragedy of Helene and her husband Pierre, whose life is shattered when Pierre is kept as a political prisoner, while Helene is denied the right to visit him. A growing fear of losing her husband to tuberculosis takes over Helene, who does all she can to meet him, even for one last time.

Omar Sharif
as Pierre

Florinda Bolkan
as Helena

Betty Beckers
as

Xavier Depraz
as

Jacques Dhéry
as The lieutenant

Georges Douking
as Prisoner

Didier Haudepin
as Prisoner

Pierre Michaël
as The Commander

Jean Hébey
as

Bernard Lajarrige
as