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In 1939 Paris/36049/">Paris, the celebrated actress Viviane Denvers accidentally kills her lover. In a panic, she asks Frédéric, a young writer who has a crush on her, for help. But a combination of circumstances lead to him being accused of the murder, for which he is imprisoned.

In June/88353/">June 1940, the arrival of the German army is announced and the French government takes refuge at Bordeaux. Frédéric manages to escape from prison with the help of a fellow inmate, Raoul. They search for Viviane in Bordeaux, but she has become the mistress of a government minister.

Not long after, Raoul and Frédéric have the opportunity to help Camille/44312/">Camille, professor Kopelski’s young assistant, who is trying to flee from England with a cargo of bottles of heavy water, but a journalist called Winckler, who is spying on behalf of the Germans, finds out about it and tries to stop them.