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?
| Directing | Bertrand Tavernier | Director |
| Writing | Bertrand Tavernier | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jean Cosmos | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jean Cosmos | Dialogue |
| Production | René Cleitman | Producer |
| Camera | Bruno de Keyzer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Armand Psenny | Editor |
| Art | Guy-Claude François | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Moreau | Costume Design |
| Sound | Oswald d'Andréa | Original Music Composer |
