Gérard Philipe

Michel Grandier

Suzanne Cloutier

Juliette

Gabrielle Fontan

Boss of the confectionery

Jean-Roger Caussimon

The castellan / Monsieur Bellanger

Édouard Delmont

County warden

René Génin

Father Lajeunesse / Clerk

Roland Lesaffre

Legionnaire

Arthur Devère

Souvenir merchant

Louise Fouquet

Legionnaire's companion

Martial Rèbe

Employee

Marion Delbo

Courteous housewife

Fernand René

Postman

Marcelle Arnold

Cantankerous woman

Max Dejean

Policeman

Gustave Gallet

Notary

Jean Besnard

Cripple

Paul Bonifas

Captain of the cargo ship

Yves Robert

Accordionist

Jean Bazin

Village man (uncredited)

Jean Clarieux

Village man (uncredited)

Gérard Darrieu

Prisoner (uncredited)

Olivier Darrieux

Village man (uncredited)

Georges Demas

Village man (uncredited)

Liliane Ernout

Village woman (uncredited)

Marc Gentilhomme

Village man (uncredited)

René Hell

Village man (uncredited)

Hennery

Village man (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Lorrain

Village man (uncredited)

Guy Mairesse

Prisoner (uncredited)

Henri Niel

Village man (uncredited)

Claire Olivier

Old woman (uncredited)

Jean Sylvère

Village man (uncredited)

Pierre Vernier

Young man with memories (uncredited)

Paul Violette

Village man (uncredited)

Eugène Yvernès

Village man (uncredited)