Marie d'Hyvert

For Naval officers duty comes first. Navy Lieutenant Favrel is one of these men. He has promised his wife Simone to stay with her all the time but a last mission aboard a training cruiser makes him realize that his life is tied to the sea. For his part, Navy cadet Pierre Hardouin understands that sailing is his vocation. The prospect of staying home alone while Pierre is on mission, frightens Madeleine, the girl of his heart. But the young woman ends up accepting the ordeal and marrying Pierre.

Ce film raconte la naissance de la première communauté Emmaüs de Neuilly-Plaisance, fondée par l'abbé Pierre en 1949 et qui engendrera le mouvement Emmaüs.