Auguste Maroilleur, an elderly farmer, exploits 400 hectares of crop land with the help of his family, over which he rules with an iron hand. Things go awry the day he discovers one of his grandsons is involved in drug traffic. To make matters worse, the reckless youth has hidden the white powder in the Maroilleur farm. Without a moment's hesitation, Auguste gets rid of the toxic substance but, of course, the mob has different views...
Jean Gabin
as Auguste Maroilleur
Danièle Ajoret
as Louise, Auguste's second daughter
Michel Barbey
as Maurice, Louise's husband
Christian Barbier
as Léon, Mathilde’s husband
Pierre Dux
as Investigating judge
Armando Francioli
as Francis Grutti, a crook
Julien Guiomar
as Police commissioner
Eléonore Hirt
as Mathilde, daughter of Auguste
Reinhard Kolldehoff
as Hans
Félix Marten
as Marc Grutti, emissary of the crooks
Orlane Paquin
as Véronique, daughter of Louise and Maurice
Marc Porel
as Henri, son of Mathilde and Léon
