Lyons, France. Michel Descombes is a watchmaker who lives alone with his teenage son Bernard. When the police visit and informs him that Bernard killed a man and is on the run with a girl, Michel realizes that he knew far less about his son than he thought.
Producer: Raymond Danon
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Director of Photography: Pierre-William Glenn
Writer: Bertrand Tavernier, Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost