Yves Montand as The Deputy, a doctor

Irene Papas as Hélène, wife of the Deputy

Jean-Louis Trintignant as Examining Magistrate

Jacques Perrin as Photojournalist

Charles Denner as Manuel, friend of the Deputy, lawyer

François Périer as Public Prosecutor

Bernard Fresson as Matt, friend of the Deputy, lawyer

Pierre Dux as Gendarmerie General Missou

Georges Géret as Nick

Magali Noël as Nick's Sister

Marcel Bozzuffi as Vago

Julien Guiomar as Gendarmerie Colonel

Renato Salvatori as Yago

Jean Bouise as Deputy Georges Pirou, friend of the Deputy

Clotilde Joano as Shoula

Maurice Baquet as Heroic Bricklayer

Habib Reda as Deputy Public Prosecutor

Hassan El-Hassani as General's Chauffeur

Gérard Darrieu as Barone, activist of the CROC

Jean-Pierre Miquel as Pierre, a lawyer

Sid Ahmed Agoumi as Gendarmerie Officer

Jean Dasté as Illya Coste, chauffeur

Van Doude as Hospital Director

Jean-François Gobbi as Jimmy, the boxer

Guy Mairesse as Dumas aka The Russian

Andrée Tainsy as Nick's Mother

Eva Simonet as Niki, the Prosecutor's Daughter

François Chaumette as (voice)

Allel El Mouhib as

José Artur as Editor-in-chief of the newspaper (uncredited)

Raoul Coutard as English Surgeon (uncredited)

Steve Gadler as English Photographer (uncredited)

Gabriel Jabbour as Bozzini, secretary of the investigating judge (uncredited)

Georges Rouquier as Attorney General (uncredited)