Jean Gabin as Max Lambert

Jean-Claude Brialy as Pierre Bizet

Henri Virlogeux as Commissioner Barbier

Danielle Darrieux as Christina

Nicoletta Machiavelli as Carla, terrorist

Jacques Marin as Moreau, prison guard

Giampiero Albertini as Commissioner Mazzola

Paolo Giusti as Giuseppe, air pirate

Luciano Bartoli as Louftingue, air pirate

Tommy Duggan as Christina's husband

Stéphane Bouy as Crook-driver

Renato Romano as Boricelli

Maurice Teynac as Marcel Scandini

Umberto Raho as Consul

Jenny Arasse as Religious

Maurice Travail as Incontinent passenger on the plane

Chantal Nobel as Flight attendant

Philippe Brigaud as Passenger on the plane

Monique Tarbès as Feminist on the plane

Lorenzo Piani as Priest

Ugo Fangareggi as Roman taxi

Dominique Briand as Inspector Le Guennec

Jacques Courtois as Passenger on the plane

John Clark as

Billy Kearns as Pilot of the plane

André Lawrence as Plane's radio

George Birt as Co-pilot

Yvan Tanguy as Steward

Jean-Yves Gautier as Chief Steward

Franck Cabot-David as Passenger on the plane

Jacques Dhéry as Chief prison guard

Fulbert Janin as Hostage threatened with death

François Florent as

Danielle Durou as Passenger on the plane

Yvette Dolvia as Passenger on the plane

Ibrahim Seck as Passenger on the plane

Philippe Dumat as Prison director

Florence Bellamy as

Yves Wecker as

Michel Fortin as Restaurateur

Pauline Larrieu as Flight attendant