 Jean GabinLieutenant Maréchal | Lieutenant Maréchal |
 Dita ParloElsa | Elsa |
 Pierre FresnayCaptain de Boëldieu | Captain de Boëldieu |
 Erich von StroheimCaptain von Rauffenstein | Captain von Rauffenstein |
 Julien CaretteCartier, the Vaudeville Performer | Cartier, the Vaudeville Performer |
 Georges PécletOfficer | Officer |
| WWerner FlorianSergeant Arthur | Sergeant Arthur |
 Jean DastéTeacher | Teacher |
 Sylvain ItkineLieutenant Demolder | Lieutenant Demolder |
 Gaston ModotEngineer | Engineer |
 Marcel DalioLieutenant Rosenthal | Lieutenant Rosenthal |
 Jacques BeckerBritish Officer (uncredited) | British Officer (uncredited) |
 Habib BengliaSenegalese (uncredited) | Senegalese (uncredited) |
| PPierre BlondySoldier (uncredited) | Soldier (uncredited) |
| AAlbert BrouettPrisoner (uncredited) | Prisoner (uncredited) |
 Géo ForsterMaison-Neuve (uncredited) | Maison-Neuve (uncredited) |
 Georges FronvalGerman Soldier Who Kills Captain de Boëldieu (uncredited) | German Soldier Who Kills Captain de Boëldieu (uncredited) |
| KKarl HeilOfficer of the Fortress (uncredited) | Officer of the Fortress (uncredited) |
| CCarl KochVon Rauffenstein's Orderly (uncredited) | Von Rauffenstein's Orderly (uncredited) |
| LLittle PetersElsa's Daughter (uncredited) | Elsa's Daughter (uncredited) |
 Claude SainvalCaptain Ringis (uncredited) | Captain Ringis (uncredited) |
 Michel Salina(uncredited) | (uncredited) |
 Claude VernierPrussian Officer (uncredited) | Prussian Officer (uncredited) |
