Grégori Derangère as Frédéric Auger

Isabelle Adjani as Viviane Denvers

Gérard Depardieu as Jean-Étienne Beaufort

Virginie Ledoyen as Camille

Yvan Attal as Raoul

Peter Coyote as Alex Winckler

Jean-Marc Stehlé as Professor Kopolski

Aurore Clément as Jacqueline de Lusse

Xavier de Guillebon as Brémond

Édith Scob as Mme Arbesault

Michel Vuillermoz as M. Girard

Nicolas Pignon as André Arpel

Nicolas Vaude as Thierry Arpel

Pierre Diot as Maurice / Studio Guard

Pierre Laroche as The Scholar

Catherine Chevallier as The Scholar's Daughter

Morgane Moré as The Scholar's Granddaughter

Olivier Claverie as Master Vouriot

Wolfgang Pissors as German Agent

Jacques Pater as Albert de Lusse

Jean-Pol Brissart as Hotel Concierge

Vincent Nemeth as Hotel Manager

Benjamin Bellecour as Floor Housekeeper

Marie-Armelle Deguy as Socialite

Marie-Christine Orry as Hat Saleswoman

Serpentine Teyssier as Beaufort's Secretary

Patrick Médioni as Commissioner

Gary Matthews as English Officer

Benoît Bellal as French Policeman

Christian Drillaud as Member of Parliament 1

Michel Dubois as Member of Parliament 2

Christian Ruché as Member of Parliament 3

Jacques Roehrich as Member of Parliament 4

Robert Darmel as Member of Parliament 5

Gérard Collewaert as Chairperson

Edward Hamilton-Clark as