The last days of World War I, Eastern front. Captain Conan, a lone wolf, a true warrior, leads a band of ruthless French fighters who love hand-to-hand combat; they are not fit for peacetime, they only feel really alive in the chaos of the battlefield.

Philippe Torreton
as Captain Conan

Samuel Le Bihan
as Norbert

Bernard Le Coq
as Lieutenant De Scève

Catherine Rich
as Madeleine Erlane

François Berléand
as Commander Bouvier

Claude Rich
as General Pitard de Lauzier

André Falcon
as Colonel Voirin

Claude Brosset
as Père Dubreuil

Crina Mureșan
as Ilyana

Cécile Vassort
as Georgette