Laurent Poitrenaux

Character: Self - Narrator (voice)

Olivier Todd

Character: Self - Writer

Charles-Louis Foulon

Character: Self - Historian

Vincent Martigny

Character: Self - Political Scientist

Pascal Ory

Character: Self - Historian

Maryvonne de Saint-Pulgent

Character: Self - Politician

Catherine Tasca

Character: Self - Politician

François de Saint-Chéron

Character: Self - Author

Alain Malraux

Character: Self - Malraux's Adoptive Son

André Malraux

Character: Self - Writer (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle

Character: Self - Politician (archive footage)

Michel Debré

Character: Self - Politician (archive footage)

Jacqueline Kennedy

Character: Self - USA First Lady (archive footage)

Marc Chagall

Character: Self - Painter (archive footage)

Mao Zedong

Character: Self - Politician (archive footage)

Jean Genet

Character: Self - Writer (archive footage)

François Truffaut

Character: Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Character: Self - Actor (archive footage)