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
