Yves Montand

The Deputy, a doctor

Irene Papas

Hélène, wife of the Deputy

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Examining Magistrate

Jacques Perrin

Photojournalist

Charles Denner

Manuel, friend of the Deputy, lawyer

François Périer

Public Prosecutor

Bernard Fresson

Matt, friend of the Deputy, lawyer

Pierre Dux

Gendarmerie General Missou

Georges Géret

Nick

Magali Noël

Nick's Sister

Marcel Bozzuffi

Vago

Julien Guiomar

Gendarmerie Colonel

Renato Salvatori

Yago

Jean Bouise

Deputy Georges Pirou, friend of the Deputy

Clotilde Joano

Shoula

Maurice Baquet

Heroic Bricklayer

Habib Reda

Deputy Public Prosecutor

Hassan El-Hassani

General's Chauffeur

Gérard Darrieu

Barone, activist of the CROC

Jean-Pierre Miquel

Pierre, a lawyer

Sid Ahmed Agoumi

Gendarmerie Officer

Jean Dasté

Illya Coste, chauffeur

Van Doude

Hospital Director

Jean-François Gobbi

Jimmy, the boxer

Guy Mairesse

Dumas aka The Russian

Andrée Tainsy

Nick's Mother

Eva Simonet

Niki, the Prosecutor's Daughter

François Chaumette

(voice)

Allel El Mouhib

José Artur

Editor-in-chief of the newspaper (uncredited)

Raoul Coutard

English Surgeon (uncredited)

Steve Gadler

English Photographer (uncredited)

Gabriel Jabbour

Bozzini, secretary of the investigating judge (uncredited)

Georges Rouquier

Attorney General (uncredited)