Bernadette Lafont

Character: Camille Bliss

Claude Brasseur

Character: Maître Murene

Charles Denner

Character: Arthur

Guy Marchand

Character: Sam Golden

André Dussollier

Character: Stanislas Prévine

Anne Kreis

Character: Hélène

Philippe Léotard

Character: Clovis

Gilberte Géniat

Character: Isobel Bliss

Michel Delahaye

Character: Marchal

Danièle Girard

Character: Florence Golden

Jérôme Zucca

Character: Child Amateur Filmmaker

Gaston Ouvrard

Character: Old Prison Guard

Martine Ferrière

Character: Prison Secretary

Jacob Weizbluth

Character: Alphonse, the Mute

Marcel Berbert

Character: Bookseller (uncredited)

Jean-Loup Dabadie

Character: Photographer (uncredited)

Annick Fougery

Character: Teacher (uncredited)

Jean-François Stévenin

Character: Newspaper Hawker (uncredited)

François Truffaut

Character: Journalist (narration) (uncredited)