In the 1930s a young fellow, Simon Chalumet, is sent to a military school by his overbearing father, an ex-soldier who has little sympathy for his son's more gentle temperament, or for his interest in films.
Lucas Belvaux
as Simon Chalumot
Jean Carmet
as L'adjudant Chalumot
Jean-Pierre Aumont
as Commandant Félix
Jean-François Stévenin
as Sergent Billotet
Jacques Denis
as Brizoulet
Evelyn Cotton
as Soeur Béatrice
Daniel Mesguich
as Capitaine Mourre
Jean-Pol Dubois
as Capitaine des Aubelles
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
as Capitaine Maryla
Jean-Marc Thibault
as Pradier
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
as Commandant de la Mazardière
Serge Moati
as Le professeur de français
