The film is set in a modern war, probably between a European country and a country in the Far East. Behind the battle lines, in a medical unit, a surgeon falls in love with an idealistic nurse after an initially difficult meeting.
             
                        
            
                                
                                
                                
                    Cast: Alain Delon, Véronique Jannot, Bernard Giraudeau, Francine Bergé, Michel Auclair, Bernard Le Coq, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Dominique Zardi, Peter Bonke, Henri Attal