In southern France, in a quiet little town, the mayor, who also owns a castle with some cattle, is in the wine cellar with some other people: the pharmacist, the veterinary, and some of his employees. As they are drinking wine, they hear a terrible noise and the heat's getting higher and higher. They don't realize what's happening: when they come out of the cellar, they realize that everything has burned, and all the buildings are destroyed...

• Anthea Film
• Les Films Gibé
• Michel Serrault
• Jacques Dutronc
• Jean-Louis Trintignant
• Jacques Villeret
• Robert Dhéry
• Hanns Zischler
• Pénélope Palmer
• Guy Saint-Jean