Gérard Philipe as Michel Grandier

Suzanne Cloutier as Juliette

Gabrielle Fontan as Boss of the confectionery

Jean-Roger Caussimon as The castellan / Monsieur Bellanger

Édouard Delmont as County warden

René Génin as Father Lajeunesse / Clerk

Roland Lesaffre as Legionnaire

Arthur Devère as Souvenir merchant

Louise Fouquet as Legionnaire's companion

Martial Rèbe as Employee

Marion Delbo as Courteous housewife

Fernand René as Postman

Marcelle Arnold as Cantankerous woman

Max Dejean as Policeman

Gustave Gallet as Notary

Jean Besnard as Cripple

Paul Bonifas as Captain of the cargo ship

Yves Robert as Accordionist

Jean Bazin as Village man (uncredited)

Jean Clarieux as Village man (uncredited)

Gérard Darrieu as Prisoner (uncredited)

Olivier Darrieux as Village man (uncredited)

Georges Demas as Village man (uncredited)

Liliane Ernout as Village woman (uncredited)

Marc Gentilhomme as Village man (uncredited)

René Hell as Village man (uncredited)

Hennery as Village man (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Lorrain as Village man (uncredited)

Guy Mairesse as Prisoner (uncredited)

Henri Niel as Village man (uncredited)

Claire Olivier as Old woman (uncredited)

Jean Sylvère as Village man (uncredited)

Pierre Vernier as Young man with memories (uncredited)

Paul Violette as Village man (uncredited)

Eugène Yvernès as Village man (uncredited)