Gérard Depardieu as Donissan

Sandrine Bonnaire as Mouchette

Maurice Pialat as Menou-Segrais

Brigitte Legendre as La mère de Mouchette

Alain Artur as Cadignan

Yann Dedet as Gallet

Jean-Claude Bourlat as Malorthy

Jean-Christophe Bouvet as Le maquignon

Philippe Pallut as Le carrier

Marcel Anselin as Mgr Gerbier

Yvette Lavogez as Marthe

Pierre D'Hoffelize as Havret

Thierry Der'ven as Sabroux

Bernard de Gouy as M. de Vamin

Yolène de Gouy as Mme de Vanin