Yves Montand

Gérard (A.L. / Artur London)

Simone Signoret

Lise (Mme L. / Lise London)

Gabriele Ferzetti

Kohoutek

Michel Vitold

Smola

Jean Bouise

Boss of factory

Michel Beaune

Lawyer

Jacques Rispal

Former secretary

Antoine Vitez

Communist friend

Michel Robin

Attorney General

László Szabó

Secret police man

Guy Mairesse

Doctor

Marc Eyraud

Politician

Gérard Darrieu

Policeman

Umberto Raho

Jaretzki

Georges Aubert

Tonda

Marcel Cuvelier

Josef Pavel

Jean Lescot

Policeman

Patrick Lancelot

Interrogator

François Marthouret

Policeman

Pierre Moncorbier

President

Claude Vernier

Bedrich

Jacques Marbeuf

Assessor

Jacques Chevalier

Journalist

Marc Arian

Lawyer

Monique Chaumette

Friend of Lise

Gilles Ségal

Nicole Vervil

Henri Marteau

Policeman who uses the familiar form

Thierry Bosc

André Cellier

Communist Friend (1965)

Jean-Paul Cisife

Pierre Decazes

Police raid officer

Βασίλης Διαμαντόπουλος

Political friend

Jean-François Gobbi

Maurice Jacquemont

William Jacques

Editor-in-Chief

Jean-Pierre Janic

Charles Moulin

Marc Bonseignour

Jacques Emin

Pierre Eyraud

Paul Savatier

Political friend

Pierre Vielhescaze

Wagner

André Falcon