Jean-Joachim Goriot, a merchant who got rich during the Revolution, is obsessed with the love of his two daughters, whose social promotion he wants. He endows them richly, ruins himself to pay their debts, but Delphine and Anastasie do not return his affection and abandon him at the time of his death to run to a big ball.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Charles VanelFather Goriot | Father Goriot |
 Bruno GarcinRastignac | Rastignac |
 Roger JacquetVautrin | Vautrin |
| MMonique NeversDelphine de Nucingen | Delphine de Nucingen |
| EElia ClermontAnastasie de Restaud | Anastasie de Restaud |
 Nadine AlariMrs. Claire de Beauséant | Mrs. Claire de Beauséant |
 Barbara LaageDuchess of Langeais | Duchess of Langeais |
| FFrançois TillyBianchon | Bianchon |
 Renée GardèsMrs. Vauquer | Mrs. Vauquer |
 Annie SavarinSylvie | Sylvie |
| PPaul RiegerChristophe | Christophe |
| KKathy FraisseVictorine Taillefer | Victorine Taillefer |
 Marie MergeyMrs. Couture | Mrs. Couture |
| RRenée DelmasMrs. Michonneau | Mrs. Michonneau |
 Georges BeverPoiret | Poiret |
 Guy KernerCount of Restaud | Count of Restaud |
| FFrançois TimmermanMaxime de Trailles | Maxime de Trailles |
| FFrançois Moro-GiafferiMarquess of Ajuda Pinto | Marquess of Ajuda Pinto |
| PPierre NègreChief of Police | Chief of Police |
| MMichel DuplaixValet | Valet |
 Jean MarconiValet | Valet |
| JJean MoulardValet | Valet |