Stéphane Margelle is a successful industrialist who somehow manages to conceal his innumerable amorous adventures from his wife Sophie. Shortly after arriving on the Côte d’Azur, a young woman, Julie, falls for Stéphane’s charms. With nowhere to spend the night, she allows the aging Don Juan to take her back to his mansion. Stéphane’s plans for a quite evening of seduction are wrecked when Sophie returns unexpectedly – her plane journey having been cancelled due to a strike. With the threat of divorce hanging over him, Stéphane tells his wife that Julie is his daughter… —filmsdefrance
Born in 1926. He worked as script writer, assistant cameraman and assistant director. After directing four short films, he made his first feature film La mome aux boutons in 1958. He is known as the director of the action films. —FESTIVAL ON WHEELS