113 minutos
In Les Halles, in the heart of Paris, the restaurateur André Chatelin, leads an uneventful life until the arrival from Marseille of Catherine, the daughter of his ex-wife Gabrielle. She tells him her mother is dead and that she is without resources. Chatelin welcomes her under his roof - then marries her. Gérard, a young student that Chatelin looks upon as a son, becomes Catherine's lover, and she sets him at odds with Chatelin. She asks him to kill the restaurateur. He refuses. She kills him. Having discovered that Gabrielle is still alive, declined and drug addicted, Chatelin realises the darkness of Catherine's soul who has always lied to him.
Jean Gabin
André Chatelin
Danièle Delorme
Catherine
Gérard Blain
Gérard Delacroix
Lucienne Bogaert
Gabrielle
Germaine Kerjean
Mme Chatelin mère
Gabrielle Fontan
Mme Jules
Jean-Paul Roussillon
Amédée
Robert Pizani
le président
Aimé Clariond
M. Prévost
Robert Arnoux
M. Bouvier
Liliane Bert
Antoinette
Betty Beckers
Germaine
Gaby Basset
une serveuse de la guinguette
Robert Manuel
Mario Bonnacorsi
