Determined to assert his paternal rights, Quentin leaves his small village on the Swiss border to go to Lyon to look for his daughter, now a hairdresser, who, busy with her work, hasn't been back to the village for two years. In a few days, it will be Denise's birthday, the youngest of his daughters, and, urged on by his wife, he sets off, determined to bring the prodigal son back to the family celebration. But Denise is now living off her charms.
Fernandel
Quantin, Jura farmer
Lilli Palmer
Isabelle Quantin, farmer's wife
Laurent Terzieff
Frédéric, teacher
Philippe Noiret
Disgruntled traveler
Michel Auclair
Friend and client of Marie-Louise
Madeleine Robinson
Manager of the “Salon Trianon”
Étienne Bierry
Boss of the bistro “La Patrie”
Rosy Varte
Barmaid of the bistro 'La Patrie'
Riccardo Garrone
Traveler
Determined to assert his paternal rights, Quentin leaves his small village on the Swiss border to go to Lyon to look for his daughter, now a hairdresser, who, busy with her work, hasn't been back to the village for two years. In a few days, it will be Denise's birthday, the youngest of his daughters, and, urged on by his wife, he sets off, determined to bring the prodigal son back to the family celebration. But Denise is now living off her charms.
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