Gaspard is a brilliant pupil who makes a clean sweep of all the prizes every year. He despises his family, and do not want to remain a crude peasant like them. Two businessmen, Mister Fereor and Mister Frolichein, want him to work in their factories. The former wins the contest. Gaspard is a young Turk who wants to make his way of life at any cost. He steals ideas from other young men and becomes an occasional informer. He wins his boss over and, as this tycoon has no son, he is adopted by him even though his biological parents are still alive. But unfair competition threatens Fereor's business and Gaspard is forced to marry Frolichein's daughter, Mina.

Cast

Vincent de Boüard

Gaspard

Anne Kreis

La mère Thomas

Gamil Ratib

Féréor

Alice Béat

Mina

Patrick Penn

Chrétien

Frank Paitel

Lucas

Jean-Paul Wenzel

Le père Thomas

Jurgen Mash

Fröelichein

Paul-Louis Martin

le maître d'école

Paul Blain

Nadar