During a war in an imaginary country, unscrupulous soldiers recruit poor farmers with promises of an easy and happy life. Two of these farmers write to their wives of their exploits.

Marino Masé
as Ulysses

Patrice Moullet
as Michel-Ange

Geneviève Galéa
as Venus

Catherine Ribeiro
as Cleopatre

Barbet Schroeder
as Car Salesman

Jean-Louis Comolli
as Soldier with Fish

Gérard Poirot
as Carabinier #1

Jean Brassat
as Carabinier #2

Alvaro Gheri
as Carabinier #3

Odile Geoffroy
as Young Communist Girl