In 1944, in a small village in Calvados, just as the Allies landed, a British plane was shot down. The wounded pilot seeks help. All the villagers, who speak only of resistance, refuse to help, for fear of reprisals. Only the mayor, Dr. Leproux, takes him in and nurses him back to health, then entrusts him to the Resistance. But the Germans get wind of the story and arrest Leproux. He is saved by Major Frantz. But the budding friendship between these two men "doesn't stop the drums", and the war is on.
Bernard Blier
Lucile Saint-Simon
Lutz Gabor
Daniel Sorano
Anne Doat
Béatrice Bretty
Henri Virlogeux
Paulette Dubost
Catherine Le Couey
Jacques Marin
Jacques Chabassol
Guy Dakar
Christian Melsen
Jean Filliez
Jean Sylvère
Michel Garland
Pierre Barouh