Alexandre, a young and honest farmer, is oppressed by an authoritarian wife, who makes him work like a dog. When she dies in a car crash, he decides to stay in bed, absolutely free and inactive. Just a dog is occupied to carry food and newspapers to him.

• Madeleine Films
• Gaumont
• Philippe Noiret
• Françoise Brion
• Marlène Jobert
• Paul Le Person
• Tsilla Chelton
• Léonce Corne
• Pierre Richard
• Jean Saudray