Capricious small-town girl Juliette and barge captain Jean marry after a whirlwind courtship, and she comes to live aboard his boat, L'Atalante. As they make their way down the Seine, Jean grows weary of Juliette's flirtations with his all-male crew, and Juliette longs to escape the monotony of the boat and experience the excitement of a big city. When she steals away to Paris by herself, her husband begins to think their marriage was a mistake.
Michel Simon
as Père Jules
Dita Parlo
as Juliette
Jean Dasté
as Jean
Gilles Margaritis
as Peddler
Louis Lefebvre
as Cabin Boy
Maurice Gilles
as Office Manager
Raphaël Diligent
as Raspoutine, the boatman
Claude Aveline
as (uncredited)
René Blech
as Best Man at Wedding (uncredited)
Lou Bonin
as Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)
Charles Dorat
as Thief (uncredited)
Genya Lozinska
as Fortune Teller (uncredited)
