Characters played by Gérard Depardieu
René Ragueneau
Characters played by Nicole Garcia
Janine Garnier
Characters played by Roger Pierre
Jean Le Gall
Characters played by Nelly Borgeaud
Arlette Le Gall
Characters played by Pierre Arditi
Zambeaux
le représentant de la direction générale à Paris
Characters played by Gérard Darrieu
Léon Veestrate
Characters played by Philippe Laudenbach
Michel Aubert
Characters played by Marie Dubois
Thérèse Ragueneau
Characters played by Henri Laborit
Self
Characters played by Bernard Malaterre
Le père de Jean
Characters played by Laurence Roy
La mère de Jean
Characters played by Alexandre Rignault
Le grand-père de Jean
Jean's Grandfather
Characters played by Véronique Silver
La mère de Janine
Characters played by Jean Lescot
Le père de Janine
Characters played by Geneviève Mnich
La mère de René
Characters played by Maurice Gauthier
Le père de René
Characters played by Guillaume Boisseau
Jean enfant
jean as a Child
Characters played by Ina Bedart
Janine enfant
Characters played by Ludovic Salis
René enfant
Characters played by François Calvez
René adolescent
Characters played by Stephanie Loustau
Janine adolescente
Characters played by Monique Mauclair
L'institutrice
Characters played by Damien Boisseau
Jean adolescent
Characters played by Gaston Vacchia
Henri
l'oncle de René
Characters played by Bertrand Lepage
Maurice
le frère de René
Characters played by Jean-Philippe Puymartin
Jean jeune homme
Characters played by Catherine Frot
Arlette jeune fille
Characters played by Valérie Dréville
Thérèse jeune fille
Young Thérèse
Characters played by Brigitte Roüan
L'amie de Janine
Characters played by Max Vialle
Jean-Marie Laugier
le metteur en scène
Characters played by Yves Peneau
Un comédien
Characters played by Jean-Bernard Guillard
Un comédien
Characters played by Laurence Février
Une comédienne
Characters played by Charlotte Bonnet
La secrétaire de M. Louis
Characters played by Jean Dasté
M. Louis
Characters played by Anne-Christine Joinneau
La fille de Jean
Characters played by Sébastien Drai
Le fils de Jean
Characters played by Marjorie Godin
La secrétaire de l'usine
Characters played by Liliane Gaudet
Mme Arnal
Characters played by Isabelle Ganz
Josyane
Characters played by Maria Laborit
La troisième secrétaire de Jean
Characters played by Albert Médina
Bozon-Vandrieux
Characters played by Laurence Badie
Mme Veestrate
Characters played by Carène Ferrey
La première fille de René
Characters played by Sabine Thomas
La seconde fille de René
Characters played by Catherine Serre
La secrétaire de la direction générale
Characters played by Jacques Rispal
L'homme bousculé par René
Characters played by Héléna Manson
La logeuse de René à Cholet
Characters played by Serge Feuillard
Le médecin des urgences
Characters played by Gilette Barbier
Mme Landais
Characters played by Dominique Rozan
Le sénateur
Characters played by Michel Muller
Le garde-chasse
Characters played by Danielle Darrieux
Self
Characters played by Jean Gabin
Self
Characters played by Jean Marais
Self
Characters played by Christian Chauvaud
Small part
Characters played by Dorothée
Narratrice