January, 1920. 350,000 French soldiers remain missing in action. Major Dellaplane tirelessly matches the dead and the wounded with families' descriptions. Honor and ethics drive him; he hates the idea of "the unknown soldier." Into his sector, looking for her husband, comes a haughty, politically connected Parisian, Madame Irène de Courtil. Brusquely, Dellaplane offers her 1/350,000th of his time, but as their paths cross and she sees his courage and resolve, feelings change. After he finds a surprising connection between her missing husband and a local teacher, Irène makes Dellaplane an offer. This man of action hesitates: has he missed his only chance?
Elenco: Philippe Noiret , Sabine Azéma , Pascale Vignal , Maurice Barrier , François Perrot , Jean-Pol Dubois , Daniel Russo , Michel Duchaussoy , Arlette Gilbert , Louis Lyonnet , Charlotte Maury-Sentier , François Caron , Thierry Gimenez , Frédérique Meininger , Pierre Trabaud , Jean-Roger Milo , Gabriel Cattand , André Claisse , Didier Grégoire , Marcel Zanini , Catherine Verlor , Jean-Christophe Lebert , Bruno Therasse , Philippe Uchan , Marion Loran , Charlotte Kady , Christophe Odent , Christian Magnan , Jean Champion , Philippe Deplanche , Michel Cassagne , Frédéric Pierrot , François Domange , Jean-Paul Comart , Patrick Massieu , Didier Harlmann , Pascal Elso , Odile Cointepas , Louba Guertchikoff , Jean-Claude Calon , Jean-Yves Gautier , Gilles Janeyrand , Nicolas Tronc , Michèle Gleizer , Daniel Langlet , Adrienne Bonnet , Marc Perrone , Georges Staquet , Alain Frérot , François Dyrek , Oswald d'Andrea , Micky Baker , Sancoma Everett , Bobby Few , Steve Potts , Mike Zwerin , Bruno Raffaelli , Éric Dufay .