Her father having served a prison sentence, there is unending gossiping about Therese's family. Unable to put up with it any longer, the young woman leaves her native village for the canton of Bern where she manages to be hired by Anton Muller, a wealthy, authoritarian farmer. Under the young woman's spell, Anton wants to make his servant his mistress but Thérèse refuses energetically.. Later on, she nevertheless accepts to marry Anton. On the wedding day, she meets Gottfried, her bridegroom's son, and they instantly fall passionately in love with each other.
as Anton Muller
as Thérèse Étienne Muller
as Gottfried Muller
as Rothlisberger
as President of the Court
as Prosecutor
as Priest
as Lawyer
as Notary
as Hedwige
as Judge
as Frida
as Léonard
as Doctor
as Sophie
as Félix
as Cousin
as Emma
