During World War 2 the Germans arrested people at random off the streets of Paris and in retaliation to sabotage by the resistance announced the execution of one in ten prisoners. Chosen as one of the victims, lawyer Chavel trades his place with another man in return for all his possessions. At the end of the war he returns to his house and tries to integrate himself with the family of the man who traded places with him, all the while hiding his true identity. However matters are complicated when a stranger arrives claiming to be Chavel.
as Jean Louis Cheval
as Therese Mangeot
as The Imposter
as The Priest
as Madame Mangeot
as Michel Mangeot
as Pierre
as Breton
as Roche
as Krogh
as Elderly Clerk
as German Officer
as Voisin
as Jules
as Prisoner #3
as Prisoner #4
as Prisoner #5
as Concierge
as Secretary
as (uncredited)
