Anton Walbrook as Raconteur - le meneur de jeu

Simone Signoret as Léocadie, la prostitutée

Serge Reggiani as Franz, le soldat

Simone Simon as Marie, la femme de chambre

Daniel Gélin as Alfred, le jeune homme

Fernand Gravey as Charles Breitkopf, son mari

Gérard Philipe as Le comte

Danielle Darrieux as Emma Breitkopf, la femme mariée

Jean-Louis Barrault as The Poet

Odette Joyeux as Anna, la grisette

Isa Miranda as Charlotte

Jean Clarieux as Le brigadier sur le banc (uncredited)

Paulette Frantz as (uncredited)

Jean Landier as (uncredited)

René Marjac as (uncredited)

Marcel Mérovée as Toni (uncredited)

Jean Ozenne as (uncredited)

Robert Vattier as Le professeur Schüller (uncredited)

Jacques Vertan as (uncredited)

Charles Vissières as Le concierge du théatre (uncredited)