Jean Gabin as Henri Ferré dit 'Le Nantais'

Magali Noël as Lisette, la caissière du "Troquet"

Lino Ventura as Roger le Catalan

Albert Rémy as Bibi, le complice de Roger

Paul Frankeur as le commissaire Fernand

Pierre-Louis as l'inspecteur Leroux - de la brigade mondaine

Marcel Dalio as Paul Liski, le chef du réseau de drogue

Jacqueline Porel as Solange Birot

Roland Armontel as Louis Birot, l'ingénieur-chimiste

Michel Jourdan as Marcel

François Patrice as Jo

Françoise Spira as Yvonne, la dame des lavabos

Lila Kedrova as Léa, la toxicomane

Jacques Josselin as Fredo

Jacques Morlaine as Inspecteur Dupont

Paul Azaïs as Le patron du bistrot

Auguste Le Breton as Auguste Le Breton

Simone Sylvestre as La compagne de l'homme au revolver

Suzy Willy as La patronne du restaurant

François Joux as Un inspecteur

Jean Sylvère as Emile Lourmel

Robert Le Fort as Julien

René Alié as Un transporteur

André Weber as L'antiquaire

Gabriel Gobin as Un client du "Troquet"

Olivier Darrieux as

Georges Demas as

Jo Peignot as

Laurence Badie as La fleuriste du cabaret (uncredited)

René Berthier as Le docteur (uncredited)

Marcel Bozzuffi as Le client au révolver (uncredited)

Lucien Desagneaux as Un inspecteur (uncredited)

Ky Duyen as Minor Role (uncredited)

Léopoldo Francès as Le barman du Vercingétorix (uncredited)

Gisèle Grandpré as Minor role (uncredited)

Jean-Claude Michel as Un agent de nettoyage des wagons (uncredited)

Alain Nobis as Inspecteur Decharme (uncredited)

Hélène Roussel as Minor Role (uncredited)