Miou-Miou as 'La Maheude'

Renaud as Étienne Lantier

Jean Carmet as Vincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort

Judith Henry as Catherine Maheu

Jean-Roger Milo as Antoine Chaval

Gérard Depardieu as Toussaint Maheu

Laurent Terzieff as Souvarine

Bernard Fresson as Victor Deneulin

Jean-Pierre Bisson as Rasseneur

Jacques Dacqmine as Philippe Hennebeau

Anny Duperey as Mrs. Hennebeau

Gérard Croce as Maigrat

Frédéric van den Driessche as Paul Négrel

Annick Alane as Mrs. Grégoire

Pierre Lafont as Léon Grégoire

Thierry Levaret as Zacharie Maheu

Fred Personne as Pluchart

Cécile Bois as Cécile Grégoire

Yolande Moreau as 'La Levaque'

Maximilien Regiani as Pierron

Bruno Tuchszer as Captain of the Guards

Anne-Marie Pisani as 'La Mouquette'

Fred Ulysse as Dansaert

André Julien as Mouque

Albano Guaetta as Jeanlin Maheu

Georges Staquet as Levaque

Yvette Petit as 'La veuve Désir'

Delphine Quentin as Lucie Deneulin

Alexandrine Loeb as Jeanne Deneulin

Solenn Jarniou as Mrs. Rasseneur

Frédérique Ruchaud as Honorine

Jenny Clève as Rose

Fernand Kindt as Company Secretary

André Chaumeau as Company Cashier

Philippe Desboeuf as Doctor

Sabrina Deladerière as Philomène Levaque

Corinne Masiero as Dancer in a pink dress (uncredited)

Claude Berri as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)