Serge Reggiani

Character: François Villon

Jean-Roger Caussimon

Character: Big schoolboy

Henri Crémieux

Character: Maître Piédoux

Pierre Dargout

Character: Thibaud

Guy Decomble

Character: Denisot

Claudine Dupuis

Character: Huguette du Hainaut

Jacques-Henri Duval

Character: Tuvache

Renée Faure

Character: Catherine de Vauselles

Gabrielle Fontan

Character: La Villonne

Micheline Francey

Character: Guillemette

Gustave Gallet

Character: Guillaume de Villon

Léon Larive

Character: Turgis

Frédéric Mariotti

Character: Arnoulet

Albert Michel

Character: Accused farmer

Albert Montigny

Character: Ratier

Jean Morel

Character: Alain

Denise Noël

Character: Margot

Julienne Paroli

Character: Mother

Marcel Pérès

Character: Le Goliard

Albert Rémy

Character: Perrot

Michel Vitold

Character: Noël, one-eyed

Jean Carmet

Character: Companion of François (uncredited)