Gérard Depardieu as René Ragueneau

Nicole Garcia as Janine Garnier

Roger Pierre as Jean Le Gall

Nelly Borgeaud as Arlette Le Gall

Pierre Arditi as Zambeaux, le représentant de la direction générale à Paris

Gérard Darrieu as Léon Veestrate

Philippe Laudenbach as Michel Aubert

Marie Dubois as Thérèse Ragueneau

Henri Laborit as Henri Laborit

Bernard Malaterre as Jean's Father

Laurence Roy as Jean's Mother

Alexandre Rignault as Jean's Grandfather

Véronique Silver as Janine's Mother

Jean Lescot as Janine's Father

Geneviève Mnich as René's Mother

Maurice Gauthier as René's Father

Guillaume Boisseau as Child Jean

Ina Bedart as Child Janine

Ludovic Salis as Child René

François Calvez as Teen René

Stephanie Loustau as Teen Janine

Monique Mauclair as Teacher

Damien Boisseau as Teen Jean

Gaston Vacchia as Henri, René's uncle

Bertrand Lepage as Maurice, René's brother

Jean-Philippe Puymartin as Jean jeune homme

Catherine Frot as Arlette jeune fille

Valérie Dréville as Thérèse jeune fille

Brigitte Roüan as Janine's Friend

Max Vialle as Jean-Marie Laugier, the director

Yves Peneau as Comedian

Jean-Bernard Guillard as Comedian

Laurence Février as Comedian

Charlotte Bonnet as M. Louis' Secretary

Jean Dasté as M. Louis

Anne-Christine Joinneau as Jean's daughter

Sébastien Drai as Jean's son

Marjorie Godin as Factory Secretary

Liliane Gaudet as Mrs. Arnal

Isabelle Ganz as Josyane

Maria Laborit as Jean's third secretary

Albert Médina as Bozon-Vandrieux

Laurence Badie as Mrs. Veestrate

Carène Ferrey as La première fille de René

Sabine Thomas as La seconde fille de René

Catherine Serre as La secrétaire de la direction générale

Jacques Rispal as L'homme bousculé par René

Héléna Manson as La logeuse de René à Cholet

Serge Feuillard as Le médecin des urgences

Gilette Barbier as Mme Landais

Dominique Rozan as Le sénateur

Michel Muller as Le garde-chasse

Danielle Darrieux as Self (archive footage)

Jean Gabin as Self (archive footage)

Jean Marais as Self (archive footage)