Jeanne Moreau

Character: Mother Marie of the Incarnation

Alida Valli

Character: Mother Thérèse of Saint-Augustin

Madeleine Renaud

Character: First prioress

Pascale Audret

Character: Blanche de la Force

Pierre Brasseur

Character: Commissioner of the Republic

Georges Wilson

Character: Chaplain of Carmel

Anne Doat

Character: Marie-Geneviève Meunier

Claude Laydu

Character: Knight of Force

Jean-Louis Barrault

Character: Mime

Pierre Bertin

Character: Marquis of Force

Judith Magre

Character: Rose Ducor

Simone Angèle

Character: Sister Agnès

Pascale de Boysson

Character: Sister Cécile

Jacqueline Dane

Character: Sister Gabrielle

Paula Dehelly

Character: Sister Catherine

Hélène Dieudonné

Character: Sister Jeanne of the Divine Childhood

Yvette Etiévant

Character: Sister Lucy, extern sister

Anouk Ferjac

Character: Sister Gabrielle

Sophie Grimaldi

Character: Sister Anne de Jésus

Lydia Leister

Character: Soeur Gertrude

Margo Lion

Character: Sister Saint-Louis

Nicole Polack

Character: Sister Charlotte

Hélène Vallier

Character: Sister Agathe

Lucien Arnaud

Character: Coachman

Camille Guérini

Character: Doctor Javeline, Carmel doctor

Renaud Mary

Character: Fouquier-Tinville

Lucien Raimbourg

Character: Deputy commissioner

Albert Rémy

Character: Sans-culotte

Daniel Ceccaldi

Character: Officer

Gérard Darrieu

Character: Member of the court

Franca Bettoia

Character: Carmelite nun (uncredited)

Pascal Mazzotti

Character: (uncredited)

Claire Olivier

Character: Carmelite nun (uncredited)

Julien Verdier

Character: (uncredited)

Dominique Zardi

Character: (uncredited)