Jean Gabin as Grandgil, artist painter

Bourvil as Marcel Martin, unemployed taxi driver

Louis de Funès as Jambier, grocer

Jeannette Batti as Mariette Martin, Marcel's wife

Georgette Anys as Lucienne Couronne, owner of the Belotte cafe

Robert Arnoux as Marchandot, butcher

Laurence Badie as Restaurant waitress

Myno Burney as Angèle Marchandot, butcher

Germaine Delbat as Restaurant customer

Monette Dinay as Mrs. Jambier, grocer

Jean Dunot as Alfred Couronne, owner of the Belotte cafe

Bernard Lajarrige as Policeman

Jacques Marin as Owner of the restaurant Saint Martin

Hubert de Lapparent as Nervous hostage

Hans Verner as German motorcyclist

Hugues Wanner as Dédé's father

Anne Carrère as Socialite (uncredited)

Martine Alexis as German switchboard operator (uncredited)

Béatrice Arnac as Arrested woman (uncredited)

Anouk Ferjac as Young girl during the alert (uncredited]

Hubert Noël as Arrested gigolo (uncredited)

Paul Barge as Farmer with his cow (uncredited)

Georges Bever as Consumer (uncredited)

Yvonne Claudie as Old prostitute (uncredited)

Yvette Cuvelier as Jewish servant at the Couronne (uncredited)

Clément Harari as Hostage with glasses (uncredited)

René Hell as Jambier's father (uncredited)

Albert Michel as Concierge of the rue de Turenne (uncredited)

Maryse Paillet as Woman in the restaurant (uncredited)

Claude Vernier as Kommandatur secretary (uncredited)

Jean Vinci as Disgruntled customer at the restaurant (uncredited)

Louis Viret as Cyclist (uncredited)

Michèle Nadal as Girl at the subway exit (uncredited)

Harald Wolff as German Commander (uncredited)

René Brun as (uncredited)

Henri Lambert as (uncredited)