The works of Marcel Pagnol are a veritable monument of French cultural heritage. Based on previously unseen archive material, film extracts, novels, plays, interviews and letters, the film pays tribute to the major author and popular filmmaker, who made his life a work and his work a life's project.

• Marcel Pagnol
• Nicolas Pagnol
• Fabrice Luchini
• Marcel Achard
• Alexandre Arnaudy
• Léon Bernard
• Charles Blavette
• Marius Brouquier