Philippe Noiret as Philip of Orléans

Jean Rochefort as Abbot Dubois

Jean-Pierre Marielle as The Marquis de Pontcallec

Marina Vlady as The Marchioness of Parabère

Christine Pascal as Emilie

Alfred Adam as François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy

Jean-Roger Caussimon as The Cardinal

Gérard Desarthe as The Duke of Bourbon

Michel Beaune as Captain La Griolais

Monique Chaumette as Yvonne, governess of Pontcallec

François Dyrek as Montlouis

Jean-Paul Farré as Father Burdo

Nicole Garcia as 'La Fillon'

Raymond Girard as Chirac

Jacques Hilling as Abbot Gratellard

Bernard Lajarrige as Amaury de Lambilly

Thierry Lhermitte as Count of Horn

Christian Clavier as The servant of the inn

Michel Blanc as Louis XV's valet

Monique Lejeune as Madame de Sabran

Brigitte Roüan as The prostitute

Georges Riquier as Brunet d'Ivry

Andrée Tainsy as Nun

Jean Amos as Police officer

Roland Amstutz as Regent's Coachman

Gilbert Bahon as Cabman

Bruno Balp as Valet Leblanc

Michel Berto as Abbot of Louis XV

Richard Bigotini as Neighbor of the inn

Stéphane Bouy as Nocé

Liza Braconnier as Louis XV's servant

Agnès Château as Peasant woman of the accident

Philippe Chauveau as Witness of the inn

Daniel Duval as Domestic

Yves Elliot as Breton peasant

Pierre Forget as The "Iroquois" Jesuit

Claude Furlan as Inn worker

Guy Gerbaud as Monk of the Nantes prison

Gilles Guillot as Deacon of the hospice

Maurice Jacquemont as Priest who initiates Dubois

Yvon Lec as Priest of the procession

Jacques Lelut as The first bandit

Bernadette Le Saché as Hélène de Lambilly

Eric Lorvoire as Count de Horn's accomplice

Bertrand Migeat as Thee second bandit

Pierre Moncorbier as Abbot Fleury

René Morard as Peddler

Jean-Jacques Moreau as Peasant

Jacqueline Parent as Severine, Regent's goddaughter

Gérard Pichon as Baker

Bernard Pierrot as Musician leader

Jean-Paul Poirer as The sleeper

Jacques Pratoussy as Lackey

Colette Proust as Clairvoyant

Patrick Raynal as Lackey

Jean Rougerie as Talhoüet

Marie-Jo Simenon as Novice

Anthony Stuart as Ambassador Stairs

Hélène Vincent as Madame de Saint-Simon

Jean-Luc Moreau as Flautist

Gérard Jugnot as Lackey opening a door (uncredited)

Marcel Dalio as Nobleman suffocating at the meal (uncredited)

Sophie Jarry as Little girl, future prostitute (uncredited)