Jean Gabin as Germain Cazeneuve

Alain Delon as Gino Strabliggi

Mimsy Farmer as Lucie

Michel Bouquet as Commissioner Goitreau

Victor Lanoux as Marcel

Cécile Vassort as Évelyne Cazeneuve

Ilaria Occhini as Sophie Strabliggi

Guido Alberti as Boss of the printing house

Bernard Giraudeau as Frédéric Cazeneuve

Christine Fabréga as Geneviève Cazeneuve

Malka Ribowska as Me Baudard, Gino's lawyer

Robert Castel as André Vaultier

Gérard Depardieu as Young mobster

Jacques Monod as Prosecutor

Patrick Lancelot as Doctor

Armand Mestral as Director of the Pontoise prison

Gabriel Briand as Jeannot

Pierre Collet as Commissioner

Maurice Barrier as Investigating judge

Raymond Loyer as Gendarmerie captain

Jacques Marchand as Desperate inmate

Dominique Zardi as Inmate

Jean-Pierre Honoré as Priest

Albert Augier as Raquin

Roland Monod as President of the tribunal

Paul Beauvais as

Jacques Rispal as Judge (uncredited)

Michel Fortin as Policeman at execution (uncredited)

Charles Millot as Guillotine Executioner (uncredited)

Bernard Musson as Prison guard (uncredited)

Lucie Arnold as Mrs Vautier (uncredited)

Jacques Pisias as Inspector of the police station (uncredited)

Gilbert Servien as Neighbor (uncredited)

Nicole Desailly as Neighbor (uncredited)

Pierre Asso as Prison director (uncredited)

Jean Degrave as Educator (uncredited)

André Rouyer as Captain of the C.R.S. (uncredited)

Frank Stuart as Educator (uncredited)

Jean Rougeul as (uncredited)