In a small French café during World War II, René Artois juggles multiple responsibilities. He entertains affairs with most of his waitresses, keeps his wife satisfied, caters to German soldiers, and leads a major Resistance operation. The Germans' ineptitude often puts René and his allies in peril, exacerbated by the locals' overzealous attempts at espionage, which frequently land them in trouble.
Colonel von Strohm wants to hand René over to the Gestapo along with the pain...