Gérard Philipe

Character: Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial

Dany Carrel

Character: Berthe Josserand, the youngest daughter

Danielle Darrieux

Character: Caroline Hédouin, boss of “Au Bonheur des Dames”

Jacques Duby

Character: Auguste Vabre, second son of the owner of the building

Jane Marken

Character: Eléonore Josserand, the mother

Olivier Hussenot

Character: Joseph Josserand, the father

Henri Vilbert

Character: Narcisse Bachelard, brother of Eléonore

Jean Brochard

Character: Mr. Duveyrier, former attorney general

Danielle Dumont

Character: Hortense Josserand, the eldest daughter

Anouk Aimée

Character: Marie Pichon, young mother with a pram

George Cusin

Character: Achille Compardon, architect and lover of Gasparine

Claude Nollier

Character: Clotilde Duveyrier, prosecutor's wife

Jacques Grello

Character: Théophile Vabre, the eldest son, husband of Valérie

Van Doude

Character: Hector Trublot, young friend of Narcisse

Michèle Grellier

Character: Fanny, Miss Menu's niece and Narcisse's mistress

Gaston Jacquet

Character: Hippolyte Vabre, the father, owner of the building

Denise Gence

Character: Lisa, Compardon's servant

Alexandre Rignault

Character: Gourd, building's concierge

Monique Vita

Character: Clarisse Boquet, mistress of Mr. Duveyrier

Judith Magre

Character: Rachel, servant of Auguste and Berthe

Pascale de Boysson

Character: Gasparine, sister-in-law and mistress of Achille Compardon

Liliane Ernout

Character: Customer of “Au Bonheur des Dames”

Valérie Vivin

Character: Adèle, Josserand's servant

Betty Beckers

Character: Valérie's maid

Catherine Samie

Character: Clémence, Vabre's maid

Micheline Luccioni

Character: Valérie Vabre, Théophile's hysterical wife

Jenny Orléans

Character: Rose Compardon, Achilles' sickly wife (uncredited)

Germaine de France

Character: Miss Menu, Fanny's aunt (uncredited)

Gabrielle Fontan

Character: Mrs. Pilou, cleaning lady (uncredited)

Arielle Coigney

Character: Louise, Mrs. Juzeur's maid (uncredited)

Lydia Ewandé

Character: Clarisse's domestic (uncredited)

Henri Coutet

Character: Worker in the yard (uncredited)

Albert Médina

Character: SNCF controller (uncredited)

Jacques Eyser

Character: Doctor who comes to announce the death of Mr. Hédouin (uncredited)

Rivers Cadet

Character: Notary (uncredited)

Jean-Louis Le Goff

Character: Maître d'hôtel (uncredited)

Paul Faivre

Character: Coachman (uncredited)

Charles Lemontier

Character: Passerby in the street with Valérie (uncredited)

Jean Degrave

Character: Guest (uncredited)

René Worms

Character: Guest (uncredited)

Andrès

Character: Guest at the Josserands (uncredited)

Marius Gaidon

Character: Waiter at the wedding buffet (uncredited)

Roger Lecuyer

Character: Wedding guest (uncredited)

Paule Launay

Character: (uncredited)