A small village is torn apart by a quarrel between the baker and the italian grocery tenant, mother of a pregnant young girl. She accuses the baker's son, doing his military service in Algeria, to be the father of the would be child. Offended, the baker refuses to deliver bread to the villagers standing on the mother's side.
as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
as Mr. Aussel, postmaster
as Mayor of Valorgue
as Évariste, postman
as Mrs. widow Zanetti, grocer and mother of Françoise
as Françoise Zanetti, daughter of Mrs. Zanetti
as Abbot Daniel, village vicar
as Mrs. Clotilde Hébrard, wife of Félicien
as Justin Hébrard, son of Félicien
as Noël Courtade, aka 'Courte-cuisse', bicycle salesman
as Miss Negret, old maid
as Antonin, blacksmith
as Rural ranger
as Bus conductor
as Arnaud, town hall secretary
as Sub-prefect
as Brigadier
as Gendarme Delcasse
as Butcher
as Prudence
as Louise
as Félicie
