Stéphane Audran as Babette Hersant

Bodil Kjer as Filippa

Birgitte Federspiel as Martine

Jarl Kulle as Gen. Lorens Löwenhielm

Jean-Philippe Lafont as Achille Papin

Bibi Andersson as Swedish Lady-in-Waiting

Ghita Nørby as Narrator (voice)

Asta Esper Hagen Andersen as Anna

Thomas Antoni as Swedish Lieutenant

Hanne Stensgaard as Young Filippa

Vibeke Hastrup as Young Martine

Gudmar Wivesson as Young Lorens Löwenhielm

Bendt Rothe as Old Nielsen

Gert Bastian as Poor Man

Viggo Bentzon as Fisherman in Rowboat

Lisbeth Movin as The Widow

Preben Lerdorff Rye as The Captain

Cay Kristiansen as Poul

Axel Strøbye as The Coach

Erik Petersen as Erik

Ebbe Rode as Christopher

Ebba With as Löwenhielm's Aunt

Pouel Kern as The Minister

Finn Nielsen as Larsen the Grocer

Holger Perfort as Karlsen

Therese Højgaard Christensen as Martha

Lars Lohmann as Fisherman

Tine Miehe-Renard as Löwenhielm's Wife

Tina Kiberg as Filippa (singing voice)

Else Petersen as Solveig