"In the 1930s a young fellow, Simon Chalumet, is sent to a military school by his overbearing father, an ex-soldier who has little sympathy for his son's more gentle temperament, or for his interest in films."
Lucas Belvaux
as Simon Chalumot
Jean Carmet
as L'adjudant Chalumot
Jean-Pierre Aumont
as Commandant Félix
Jean-François Stévenin
as Sergent Billotet
Jacques Denis
as Brizoulet
Evelyn Cotton
as Soeur Béatrice
Daniel Mesguich
as Capitaine Mourre
Jean-Pol Dubois
as Capitaine des Aubelles
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
as Capitaine Maryla
Jean-Marc Thibault
as Pradier
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
as Commandant de la Mazardière
Serge Moati
as Le professeur de français
Thelonious Bernard
as
Yves Boisset
Director
Yves Gibeau
Novel
Jacques Kirsner
Screenplay
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
Pierre-William Glenn
Director of Photography
Albert Jurgenson
Editor
Alain Sarde
Producer