In Montauban in 1944, Julien Dandieu in a surgeon in the local hospital. Frightened by the German army entering Montauban, he asks his friend Francois to drive his wife and his daughter in the back country village where Julien has an old castle. One week later, Julien decided to meet then for the week end, but the Germans are already occupying the village.

Philippe Noiret
as Julien Dandieu

Romy Schneider
as Clara Dandieu

Jean Bouise
as François

Joachim Hansen
as SS Officer

Robert Hoffmann
as German Lieutenant

Karl Michael Vogler
as Dr. Müller

Caroline Bonhomme
as Florence Dandieu (8 years old)

Catherine Delaporte
as Florence Dandieu (13 years old)

Madeleine Ozeray
as Mme Dandieu, la mère de Julien

Jean-Paul Cisife
as Le chef milicien
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The Allies are closing in on their small town, but not quite quickly enough for the liking of local surgeon “Dandieu” (Philippe Noiret) so he relocates his wife and daughter to their remote castle, well off the beaten track, in the hope that they can sit out the rest of the war safely. When he takes...