 Jean GabinGermain Cazeneuve | Germain Cazeneuve |
 Alain DelonGino Strabliggi | Gino Strabliggi |
 Mimsy FarmerLucie | Lucie |
 Michel BouquetCommissioner Goitreau | Commissioner Goitreau |
 Victor LanouxMarcel | Marcel |
 Cécile VassortÉvelyne Cazeneuve | Évelyne Cazeneuve |
 Ilaria OcchiniSophie Strabliggi | Sophie Strabliggi |
 Guido AlbertiBoss of the printing house | Boss of the printing house |
 Bernard GiraudeauFrédéric Cazeneuve | Frédéric Cazeneuve |
 Christine FabrégaGeneviève Cazeneuve | Geneviève Cazeneuve |
 Malka RibowskaMe Baudard, Gino's lawyer | Me Baudard, Gino's lawyer |
 Robert CastelAndré Vaultier | André Vaultier |
 Gérard DepardieuYoung mobster | Young mobster |
 Jacques MonodProsecutor | Prosecutor |
| PPatrick LancelotDoctor | Doctor |
 Armand MestralDirector of the Pontoise prison | Director of the Pontoise prison |
 Gabriel BriandJeannot | Jeannot |
 Pierre ColletCommissioner | Commissioner |
 Maurice BarrierInvestigating judge | Investigating judge |
| RRaymond LoyerGendarmerie captain | Gendarmerie captain |
 Jacques MarchandDesperate inmate | Desperate inmate |
 Dominique ZardiInmate | Inmate |
 Jean-Pierre HonoréPriest | Priest |
 Albert AugierRaquin | Raquin |
 Roland MonodPresident of the tribunal | President of the tribunal |
| PPaul BeauvaisNot listed | Not listed |
 Jacques RispalJudge (uncredited) | Judge (uncredited) |
 Michel FortinPoliceman at execution (uncredited) | Policeman at execution (uncredited) |
 Charles MillotGuillotine Executioner (uncredited) | Guillotine Executioner (uncredited) |
 Bernard MussonPrison guard (uncredited) | Prison guard (uncredited) |
