Jacques Villeret

Henri Pignol, aka Riton

Jacques Gamblin

Garriss

André Dussollier

Amédée

Michel Serrault

Hyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette'

Isabelle Carré

Marie

Éric Cantona

Joseph "Jo" Sardi

Suzanne Flon

Cri-Cri Pignol, aged

Jacques Dufilho

Old man

Gisèle Casadesus

Mrs. Mercier

Roland Magdane

Félix

Élisabeth Commelin

Marthe

Julie Marboeuf

Emilie

Jenny Clève

Berthe

Philippe Magnan

Laurent

Jacques Boudet

Tane

Marlene Baffier

Cri-Cri Pignol, young

Romain Dreyfus

Pierrot of the city

Jacques Chaillier

Pierrot of the marsh

Maxime Monsimier

Jojo

Anne Le Guernec

Mireille

Margot Marguerite

Manager

Mélanie Baxter-Jones

Catherine

Pierre Bianco

Banker

Jacques Dynam

Ferrardin

Ériq Ebouaney

'Banania'

Christian Taponard

Jo's lawyer

Charles Tordjman

Department store manager

Fabienne Labanda

John Fernie

Patrick Lizana

Maggy Dussauchoy

Liana Fulga

Isabelle Sadoyan

Stephane Kordylas

Jean Maurel

Denis Montagnol

Henri-Edouard Osinski

Bernard Villanueva