Stephane (Victor Lanoux) is the mayor of a small village. He is also the manager of the tannery which provides the inhabitants with work. In a fit of anger, he kills his wife (Edith Scob). A judge (Jean Carmet) tries to prove his culpability, but it's not an easy task, because there is a political and social pressure.
as Le juge Fernand Noblet
as Stéphane Bertin
as Muriel Olivier, l'institutrice
as Gaspard, le braconnier
as Maurois, le représentant du personnel
as Fréval, le patron du bar
as Maître Demaison, l'avocat de Stéphane
as Nelly, la belle-sœur de Stéphane
as Debray, le responsable administratif de la tannerie
as Le Curé Borie
as Larsac, le racheteur potentiel de la tannerie
as Varan, le député
as Le procureur
as Javel, greffier du Juge Noblet
as Riffaud, un ouvrier
as Bonafon, le chef d'atelier
as Arnoux, le garagiste
as Alban
as Forget
as Tabard
as Le doyen Girodot
as Élodie, la bonne de Stéphane
as Gustave
as Castelin, le maire
as Madame Fréval, la patronne du bar
as Blanchard
as Vanille, la secrétaire de Stéphane
as Le médecin
as Delteil, un gendarme
as Le mari de Nelly (uncredited)
