During the cold and rainy off-season a man arrives in a seaside town and, giving his name only as Pierre, checks into the only hotel which remains open. His arrival arouses curiosity and a degree of suspicion, as people note that he appears to know the area, yet gives no explanation for his presence at that bleak time of year in the dead-end town.

• Darbor Films
• Dutch European
• Madeleine Robinson
• Gérard Philipe
• Jean Servais
• André Valmy
• Jane Marken
• Paul Villé
• Christian Ferry
• Yves Marthel