Editor's Note Afraid to die, Hopkins, a Nazi hostage, manages to trade places with a man who is willing to die in exchange for Hopkins' wealth, which would provide a better life for the other man's family. Once released, Hopkins returns to his war-ravaged home without revealing his true identity and falls in love with the sister of the man who saved his life.

	Derek Jacobi
	Cyril Cusack
	Kristin Scott Thomas
	Anthony Hopkins
	Paul Rogers
	Jack Gold - Director

In occupied 1941 France, a wealthy and successful lawyer, Jean-Louis Chavel, is taken prisoner by the Nazis and sentenced to be shot. But he strikes a bargain with a fellow captive, the tubercular Mangeot: Mangeot will take Chavel's place in front of the firing squad if Chavel will give his entire estate to Mangeot's sister and mother.| Three years later, after the liberation of France, Chavel goes back to see his old home, now in the hands of Mangeot's family. He keeps his identity a secret from them, but discovers that Mangeot's sister Therese harbors a deep hatred for him. Nonetheless, he stays on as a gardener, and eventually falls in love with Therese.| Then, one day, a collaborator, fleeing a murder rap and the Resistance, shows up claiming to be the real Chavel -- and Chavel learns exactly how much Therese detests him....