 Jean-Louis BarraultNicolas Edmé Restif de la Bretonne | Nicolas Edmé Restif de la Bretonne |
 Marcello MastroianniCasanova, Chevalier de Seingalt | Casanova, Chevalier de Seingalt |
 Hanna SchygullaCountess Sophie de la Borde | Countess Sophie de la Borde |
 Harvey KeitelThomas Paine | Thomas Paine |
 Jean-Claude BrialyMonsieur Jacob | Monsieur Jacob |
 Andréa FerréolMadame Adélaïde Gagnon | Madame Adélaïde Gagnon |
 Jean-Louis TrintignantMonsieur Sauce | Monsieur Sauce |
 Michel VitoldDe Florange | De Florange |
 Laura BettiVirginia Capacelli | Virginia Capacelli |
 Enzo JannacciItalian clown | Italian clown |
 Pierre MaletEmile Delage, student revolutionary | Emile Delage, student revolutionary |
 Daniel GélinDe Wendel | De Wendel |
 Hugues QuesterJean-Louis Romeuf | Jean-Louis Romeuf |
 Dora DollNanette Precy | Nanette Precy |
 Caterina BorattoMadame Faustine | Madame Faustine |
 Didi PeregoMadame Sauce | Madame Sauce |
 ÉvelyneAgnès, Restif's daughter | Agnès, Restif's daughter |
 Aline MessMarie-Madeleine, Sophie's servant | Marie-Madeleine, Sophie's servant |
| JJacques PeyracPostilion | Postilion |
 Claude LegrosSergeant at St. Menehould | Sergeant at St. Menehould |
 Vernon DobtcheffJudge at the confiscation | Judge at the confiscation |
 Ugo FangareggiSoldier Bertrand | Soldier Bertrand |
 Yves CollignonDrouet, postmaster | Drouet, postmaster |
 Maurice JacquemontInnkeeper at Chaintrix | Innkeeper at Chaintrix |
| AAgnès NobecourtHubertine, Madame Faustine's daughter | Hubertine, Madame Faustine's daughter |
 Roger TrappBlacksmith at Meaux | Blacksmith at Meaux |
 Annie BelleProstitute with green stockings | Prostitute with green stockings |
 Fausto Di BellaCook at Auberge du Soleil | Cook at Auberge du Soleil |
| JJacques ZanettiGiovane Comiziante | Giovane Comiziante |
 Antonella CancellieriNot listed | Not listed |
