Overview
A young intellectual, Hugo, joins the Communist Party out of a sense of idealism, only to see his principles manipulated by party leaders. He is given the assignment of killing Professor Hoederer, a party deviationist. However, he grows to admire the man and begins to have doubts about morals and revolutionary politics. But jealousy - Hugo thinks Hoederer has made love to his wife, Jessica - takes matters out of the political realm.
Cast
- Pierre Brasseur as Hoederer
- Daniel Gélin as Hugo
- Claude Nollier as Olga
- Jacques Castelot as le prince
- Georges Chamarat as Banine
- Monique Arthur as Jessica Barine
- Marcel André as Karski
- Roland Bailly as Slick
- Eddy Rasimi as Georges
- Robert Le Béal as Louis