An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the traditional beliefs of others. The story is set in a 20th-century society endangered by power and greed and imagines the rebellion of the "little people" against corrupt and soulless authority.
Katharine Hepburn Contessa Aurelia
Charles Boyer The Broker
Claude Dauphin Dr. Jadin
Edith Evans Josephine
John Gavin The Reverend
Paul Henreid The General
Oskar Homolka The Commissar
Yul Brynner The Chairman
Richard Chamberlain The Reverend
Donald Pleasence The Prospector
Henri Virlogeux The Peddler
Danny Kaye The Ragpicker
Giulietta Masina Gabrielle
Margaret Leighton Constance, the Madwoman of Passy
Nanette Newman Irma
George Hilsdon Waiter
Gilles Ségal Deaf mute
Gaston Palmer Juggler
Harriett Ariel Flower girl
Jackie Farley Poule
Sabine Lods Poule
Manuela von Oppen Newsgirl
Fernand Gravey Police sergeant
Bernard Woringer Policeman
Catherine Berg Communist secretary