Philippe Noiret as Athanase

Jean Rochefort as Charles-Philippe Bauman

Lisa Kreuzer as Birgitt Haas

Bernard Le Coq as Colonna

Maurice Teynac as Chamrode

Michel Beaune as Delaunay

Victor Garrivier as Nader

Monique Chaumette as Laura

André Wilms as Volker

Peter Chatel as Betz

Christian Bouillette as

Stephan Meldegg as Steinhof

Roland Blanche as Othenin

Thérèse Crémieux as

Dagmar Deisen as Gisella

Hervé Duhamel as

Herbert Fiala as

Axel Ganz as Weidman

Michèle Grellier as Madeleine Bauman

Louba Guertchikoff as La mère de Bauman

Lucienne Hamon as Claire, la femme d'Athanase

Pierre Lary as

Charlotte Maury-Sentier as L'employée de l'ANPE

Éric Naggar as

Jacques Poitrenaud as

Vitus Zeplichal as Le père dominicain