Paul Newman as Ram Bowen

Joanne Woodward as Lillian Corning

Sidney Poitier as Eddie Cook

Diahann Carroll as Connie Lampson

Louis Armstrong as Wild Man Moore

Barbara Laage as Marie Séoul

André Luguet as René Bernard

Marie Versini as Nicole

Serge Reggiani as Michel 'Gypsy' Devigne

Moustache as Mustachio

Aaron Bridgers as Pianist

Guy Pedersen as Bass Player

Roger Blin as Fausto the Moor (uncredited)

Hélène Dieudonné as The Pusher (uncredited)