The Children of the Marshland

The film is set in Marais, a quiet region along the banks of Loire river in 1918. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife and three unruly children. Garris lives alone with his recollections of World War I trenches. Their daily life consists of seasonal work and visits from their two pals: Tane, the local train conductor and Amédée, a dreamer and voracious reader of classics.

• Jean BeckerDirector
• Pierre BacheletOriginal Music Composer
• Sébastien JaprisotWriter

• Jacques VilleretHenri Pignol, aka Riton
• Jacques GamblinGarriss
• André DussollierAmédée
• Michel SerraultHyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette'
• Isabelle CarréMarie
• Éric CantonaJoseph "Jo" Sardi
• Suzanne FlonCri-Cri Pignol, aged
• Jacques DufilhoOld man
• Gisèle CasadesusMrs. Mercier
• Roland MagdaneFélix
• Élisabeth CommelinMarthe
• Julie MarboeufEmilie