Agnes, a lonely teenage girl, and her father befriend an escaped convict, named Joseph, who arrives at their farm in Brittany, France. When Joseph develops an attraction to Agnes, her father threatens to break up the union.

"Curiosity. Infatuation. Awakening. Love. These are but the stepping stones to rapture."

Credits

John GuillerminDirector

Melvyn DouglasFrederick Larbaud

Patricia GozziAgnes Larbaud

Dean StockwellJoseph

Gunnel LindblomKaren