Lino Ventura as Laurent Dannecker

Bourvil as Hector Valentin

Marie Dubois as Jackie Keller

Jean-Claude Rolland as Mick Évratte

Jess Hahn as Calderon aka "Nénesse"

Michel Constantin as Skida

Hénia Suchar as Christiane, Mick's wife

Reine Courtois as Yvonne Didier

Nick Stephanini as Casimir Therraz, contractor

Roger Jacquet as Capester, trucker

Michel Charrel as Cuirzepas, man on the radio

Pierre Frag as Bouvreuil aka "Fanfan", the injured

Marcel Pérès as Jubo, cook

François Vibert as Keller

Marc Eyraud as Monsieur Mulot, educator

Paul Crauchet as Pelissier, accountant

Mick Besson as Raoul, the mobster who complains about the kidneys

Frédéric Santaya as Raoul Scarella, the poor box looter

Henri Czarniak as Stan Boricki, the man with dark glasses

Guy Henry as

Marcel Bernier as Man from Therraz (uncredited)

Sylvain Lévignac as Raoul's friend (uncredited)

Georges Guéret as Man from Therraz (uncredited)