An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.

Claude Laydu
as Curé d'Ambricourt

Jean Riveyre
as Le Comte

Adrien Borel
as Priest of Torcy

Rachel Bérendt
as La Comtesse

Nicole Maurey
as Miss Louise

Nicole Ladmiral
as Chantal

Martine Lemaire
as Séraphita Dumontel

Antoine Balpêtré
as Dr. Delbende

Jean Danet
as Olivier

Gaston Séverin
as Canon