Lino Ventura as Jean Douléan

Annie Girardot as Hélène Douléan

Isabelle Adjani as Isabelle Douléan

Nicole Courcel as Madeleine

Francis Perrin as Marc Morillon

Jacques Spiesser as Rémy Abeillé

Michel Aumont as Charvin

Robert Hardy as Robert Dickinson

Nathalie Baye as Christine Abeillé

Xavier Gélin as Xavier

Georges Wilson as Pierre

Annick Alane as Jean's housekeeper

Paul Bisciglia as Waiter

Robert Dalban as Caretaker of the school

Francis Lemaire as Inspector

Jacques Maury as Rabal

Janine Souchon as Driving instructor

Richard Berry as Student (uncredited)

Élie Chouraqui as Student (uncredited)

André Dussollier as Soccer player (uncredited)

Charles Gérard as Christine's neighbor (uncredited)

Arlette Gordon as Real estate agent (uncredited)

Sylvain Lévignac as Plainclothes cop (uncredited)

Martin Lartigue as Postman in scooter (uncredited)