116 minutes
2/28/1979
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
as Le juge Fernand Noblet
Victor Lanoux
as Stéphane Bertin
Valérie Mairesse
as Muriel Olivier
Michel Robin
as Gaspard
Jacques Richard
as Maurois
Gérard Jugnot
as Fréval
Francis Lemaire
as Maître Demaison
Anne Bellec
as Nelly
Alain Doutey
as Debray
Jean Vigny
as Le Curé Borie
Gérard Caillaud
as Larsac
Roland Amstutz
as Varan
Christian de Tillière
as Le procureur
Jacques Canselier
as Javel, greffier du Juge Noblet
Jacques Chailleux
as Riffaud
Jean Dautremay
as Bonafon
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
as Arnoux
Bernard Dumaine
as Alban
Guy Di Rigo
as Forget
Bernard Lincot
as Tabard
Raymond Loyer
as Le doyen Girodot
Mado Maurin
as Elodie
François Maisongrosse
as Gustave
Pierre Plessis
as Castelin
Sylvie Pinel
as Madame Fréval
Claude Richard
as Blanchard
Mathé Souverbie
as Vanille
Maurice Vallier
as Le médecin
Christian Varini
Lionel Vitrant
as Delteil
Étienne Périer
as Le mari de Nelly (uncredited)