Fausto enters an orphanage and is initially bullied, but then makes friends with a new bunkmate, Raymond. He is apprenticed to Mietek, a tailor in the Jewish quarter, who teaches him the trade. Fausto charms everyone in the quarter, and falls in love with Tonie, the mechanic's daughter. He starts making outrageous suits for publicity and, after dressing Tonie, decides that he wants to be a famous couturier.
as Mietek Breslauer
as Fausto
as Tonie
as Raymond
as Lucien
as Roger
as Rivka
as Le directeur
as Max the Cat
as Myriam
as La fiancée de Max
as Le chef
as Le rouquin
as Rouge Gorge
as Rachel
as Journaliste TV
as Père de Fausto (US version)
