Overview

A rich girl is in love with her father-in-law 's librarian. The wealthy man wants her to marry a military man but she's not prepared to accept it. She rebels and marries the poor guy. This young man has a cousin, who seems secretly in love with him but in fact we 'll never know what she feels. This mysterious sad woman, always dressed in black, gives her relative a strange box which seems to be a bad luck charm. The hand of fate seems on the newlyweds now:the husband involuntarily causes a car crash: his wife is killed.

Top Cast

Serge Reggiani

Jean Ménétrier

Andrée Clément

Françoise

Pierre Renoir

Monsieur Bardolas

Sylvie

Amélie

Jean Parédès

Montboron

Pierre Sergeol

Poncet, insurer

Maurice Schutz

Old peasant

Louis Florencie

Pierre Calmiran, insurer

Robert Le Béal

Gérard Tibur

Guy Favières

Françoise's father

Marcel Vibert

Doctor

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Suzanne Bara

Bardolas' secretary