La Carcasse, an obtuse peasant, lives with his wife Lucie and his father-in-law Tord-cou. At odds with his son-in-law, the Tord-cou takes it into his head to marry Thérésa, the daughter of their neighbor Casimir. But the Carcass, too, feels attracted to the young woman...
Joseph Ferdinand Anselme Midot,aka 'Le tord-cou'
Thérésa
Louis, aka 'La Carcasse'
Lucie
Villager
Me Souquet
Farm girl
Mayor of the village
Gossip
Peasant
Commander Ludovic Midol
Peasant
Casimir Gros
Worker (uncredited)