During the colonial period in Algeria, Sergeant Bouvard helps Broussole and his two daughters, Alise and Julie, settle in Hassi Ben Okba. Demobilized, he plants vines with them. Seduced by Julie's charms, he nevertheless marries Alise because she owns the land. He protects Julie from all her lovers but cheats on Alise with Adèle, a settler's wife. Unable to bear it any longer, he runs away with Julie to Oran. The death of his father brings him back to Bou-Okba. He stays with Alise until the day when, selling his wine in Oran, he is taken over by his passion. It is Julie who will tell him to resume married life and start a family of settlers.
Cast
Georges Marchal
Sergeant Léon Bouvard
Dany Robin
Julie
Andrée Clément
Alice
Paul Faivre
Broussol
Jean Vilar
Typographer
Louis Arbessier
Collet
Pierre Asso
Toulonnais
Jean-Henri Chambois
Unknown
Marius David
Unknown
Mohamed Fatmi
Unknown
Jérôme Goulven
Unknown
Olivier Hussenot
Unknown
Heddy Miller
Unknown
Pierre Moncorbier
Savoyard
Geneviève Morel
Savoyard woman
Huguette Métayer
Unknown
Henri San Juan
Unknown
Pierre Sergeol
Unknown
Christiane Sertilange
Adèle
