André Fragman, nicknamed "Fairbanks" after his childhood idol by his film projectionist father, returns home from military service. He meets and falls in love with Marie, an aspiring actress who is rehearsing for a stage production of 'Alice in Wonderland'. All his attempts to find a job and a way out end up in failure, his friends Étienne and Jean-Pierre are powerless to help him, and the dreamy yet desperate hero loses his mind.
André
Marie
Etienne
Fragman
Jean-Pierre
Sylvie
Annick
Jeannot le régisseur
Le photographe
Françoise
Le jeune cadre
L'assistante
Le serveur
Le vieux cadre
La grand-mère
Le patron du bistrot
Le vieux du bistrot
Le délégue syndical
Un comédien d'Alice au pays des merveilles
Le chef du chantier
Un comédien d'Alice au pays des merveilles