"On Christmas night, an ex-convict meets a beautiful, married Italian woman who has a lot of things to hide."
Robert Hossein
as Robert Herbin
Lea Massari
as Marthe Dravet
Maurice Biraud
as Adolphe Ferrie
Robert Dalban
as Inspector
Pascale Brouillard
as Nicole
Jeanne Pérez
as Saleswoman
Mag-Avril
as
André Badin
as Cycling agent
Étienne Bierry
as Bistro owner
Claude Ferna
Paul Gay
Maurice Garrel
as Policeman at the saleswoman's
Georges Géret
as Man arguing at the bar
Charles Lavialle
Robert Moor
Julien Verdier
André Weber
Christian Brocard
as Guest at the family meal (uncredited)
Édouard Francomme
as Man at mass (uncredited)
Bernard Musson
as Man in the street (uncredited)
Laure Paillette
as Lady who brings back the missal (uncredited)
Henri Attal
as Spectator at the cinema (uncredited)
Charles Bayard
as Man at the circle (uncredited)
Gérard Buhr
as Policeman at the saleswoman's (uncredited)
Franck Maurice
Marcel Bluwal
Director
André Bac
Director of Photography
Jean Mandaroux
Art Direction
André Deroual
Producer
Geneviève Vaury
Editor
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Frédéric Dard
Novel
Screenplay
Robert Sussfeld