Yves Montand as César Soubeyran, aka "le Papet"

Daniel Auteuil as Ugolin Soubeyran, aka "Galinette"

Emmanuelle Béart as Manon Cadoret

Hippolyte Girardot as Bernard Olivier, teacher

Margarita Lozano as Baptistine

Yvonne Gamy as Delphine

Ticky Holgado as Rural engineering specialist

Jean Bouchaud as Vicar

Elisabeth Depardieu as Aimée Cadoret

Gabriel Bacquier as Victor

Armand Meffre as Philoxène

André Dupon as Pamphile, joiner

Pierre Nougaro as Casimir

Jean Maurel as Anglade, believer

Roger Souza as Ange, hydrant man

Didier Pain as Eliacin

Pierre-Jean Rippert as Cabridan

Marc Betton as Martial

Chantal Liennel as Amandine

Lucien Damiani as Belloiseau

Fransined as Florist

Françoise Trompette as Villager