
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.

Jean Carmet
Le juge Fernand Noblet

Victor Lanoux
Stéphane Bertin

Valérie Mairesse
Muriel Olivier, l'institutrice

Michel Robin
Gaspard, le braconnier

Jacques Richard
Maurois, le représentant du personnel

Gérard Jugnot
Fréval, le patron du bar

Francis Lemaire
Maître Demaison, l'avocat de Stéphane

Anne Bellec
Nelly, la belle-sœur de Stéphane

Alain Doutey
Debray, le responsable administratif de la tannerie
Jean Vigny
Le Curé Borie

Gérard Caillaud
Larsac, le racheteur potentiel de la tannerie

Roland Amstutz
Varan, le député

Christian de Tillière
Le procureur

Jacques Canselier
Javel, greffier du Juge Noblet

Jacques Chailleux
Riffaud, un ouvrier