Grandgil, artist painter
Jean Gabin
Marcel Martin, unemployed taxi driver
Bourvil
Alfred Couronne, owner of the Belotte cafe
Jean Dunot
Policeman
Bernard Lajarrige
Owner of the restaurant Saint Martin
Jacques Marin
Nervous hostage
Hubert de Lapparent
German motorcyclist
Hans Verner
Dédé's father
Hugues Wanner
Socialite (uncredited)
Anne Carrère
German switchboard operator (uncredited)
Martine Alexis
Arrested woman (uncredited)
Béatrice Arnac
Young girl during the alert (uncredited]
Anouk Ferjac
Jambier, grocer
Louis de Funès
Arrested gigolo (uncredited)
Hubert Noël
Farmer with his cow (uncredited)
Paul Barge
Consumer (uncredited)
Georges Bever
Old prostitute (uncredited)
Yvonne Claudie
Jewish servant at the Couronne (uncredited)
Yvette Cuvelier
Hostage with glasses (uncredited)
Clément Harari
Jambier's father (uncredited)
René Hell
Concierge of the rue de Turenne (uncredited)
Albert Michel
Woman in the restaurant (uncredited)
Maryse Paillet
Kommandatur secretary (uncredited)
Claude Vernier
Mariette Martin, Marcel's wife
Jeannette Batti
Disgruntled customer at the restaurant (uncredited)
Jean Vinci
Cyclist (uncredited)
Louis Viret
Girl at the subway exit (uncredited)
Michèle Nadal
German Commander (uncredited)
Harald Wolff
(uncredited)
René Brun
Henri Lambert
client café
pierre lafont
Lucienne Couronne, owner of the Belotte cafe
Georgette Anys
Marchandot, butcher
Robert Arnoux
Restaurant waitress
Laurence Badie
Angèle Marchandot, butcher
Myno Burney
Restaurant customer
Germaine Delbat
Mrs. Jambier, grocer
Monette Dinay
Director
Claude Autant-Lara
Original Music Composer
René Cloërec
Writer
Pierre Bost
Director of Photography
Jacques Natteau
Novel
Marcel Aymé
Production Design
Max Douy
Jean Aurenche
First Assistant Director
Ghislaine Autant-Lara
Producer
Henry Deutschmeister
Editor
Madeleine Gug
Sound Engineer
René-Christian Forget
Script Supervisor
Geneviève Cortier
Production Manager
Yves Laplanche