Murcia countryside, Spain, at the end of the 19th century. Pencho, a peasant, and Xavier, son of a powerful landowner, get into a bloody fight after arguing over the distribution of irrigation water. When Xavier is injured, Pencho is forced to flee from justice.

Juanita Montenegro
as Maria

Geymond Vital
as Pencho

Hubert Prélier
as Xavier

Georges Mauloy
as Don Fulgencio

Marcel Delaître
as Domingo

Henry Darbray
as Anton

Albert Angeli
as Pepuso

Annette Doria
as Fuensantica

Annie Toinon
as Conception

Geno-Ferny
as Migalo