Bella Krastner is sunbathing on a beach on the Côte d'Azur when she attracts the attention of an attractive younger man, Ralph Scaffari. It is the start of a whirlwind romance which looks like it might last beyond the end of the summer. Unfortunately, Bella is already married, to Carl Krastner, a once renowned pianist who has become bitter and reclusive after a car accident that irreparably damaged one of his hands. Krastner no longer has any zest for living. He tyrannises both his wife and his sister Laurence and divides his time between scuba diving and gambling. After ratcheting up a small fortune in gambling debts, Krastner decides to fake his own death so that he can claim on his life insurance.
Philippe Agostini
Director
Philippe Agostini
Writer
Odette Joyeux
Writer
Bertram L. Lonsdale
Writer
Jacques Lemare
Director of Photography
Jacques Robin
Director of Photography
Michèle Morgan
Bella Krasner
Gabriele Ferzetti
Ralph Scaffari
Pierre Brasseur
Carl Krasner
Diana Gregor
Laurence Krasner
Jacques Morel
David
Nico Pepe
José
Véronique Vendell
Micky
Solange Lafay
Paola