"This movie is a Marcel Aymé adaptation and it deals with the not-so-glorious side of the Occupation: black market, war profiteers, cracking open bottles of Champagne while most of the Parisians are almost starving."
Bourvil
as Charles Michaud, père
Alain Delon
as Antoine Michaud, fils
Lino Ventura
as M. Tiercelin, restaurateur et as du marché noir
Jean-Claude Brialy
as Paul Tiercelin
Françoise Arnoul
as Yvette Grandmaison
Pierre Mondy
as Lulu
Paulette Dubost
as Hélène Michaud, mère
Sandra Milo
as Olga, prostituée
Madeleine Lebeau
as Flora, peite-amie éconduite de Paul
Martine Havet
as Pierrette Michaud, sœur d'Antoine
Micheline Luccioni
as Solange, secrétaire de Michaud et Olivier
Christian Lude
as M. Olivier, associé de Charles Michaud
Jean Brochard
as M. Coutelier, voisin d'Yvette, professeur de philosophie en retraite
Gaby Basset
as Lucette, sœur de Tiercelin père
Claude Castaing
as Dominique, associé de Tiercelin
Sylviane Rozenberg
as « Chou » Grandmaison, fille d'Yvette
Marcel Bernier
as Un gardien de la paix à vélo (uncredited)
Charles Bouillaud
as Le client enrhumé (uncredited)
Pierre Collet
as Un gendarme (uncredited)
Henri Coutet
as L'homme demandant des volontaires (uncredited)
Lucien Desagneaux
as Un consommateur chez Tiercelin (uncredited)
Roger Lecuyer
Marcel Rouzé
as Un gardien de la paix (uncredited)
Hans Verner
as L'officier allemand chez Tiercelin (uncredited)
Catherine Brieux
as (uncredited)
Lise Delamare
Michel Boisrond
Director
Marcel Aymé
Novel
Pierre Bost
Writer
Jean Aurenche
Alain Poiré
Production Manager
Henry Deutschmeister
Robert Amon
Ralph Baum
Production Director
Jacques Météhen
Conductor
Christian Matras
Director of Photography
Renzo Rossellini
Assistant Director
Ulrich Picard
Adaptation
Dialogue
Paul Misraki
Original Music Composer
Antoine Petitjean
Sound Engineer
Louisette Hautecœur
Editor
Arlette Lalande
Assistant Editor
Léon Barsacq
Decorator
Olivier Girard
Assistant Decorator
André Bakst
René Turbeaux
Prop Designer
Alex Archambault
Makeup Artist
André Hoss
Stage Director
Denise Morlot
Script
Jean Schmidt
Still Photographer
Paulette Coquatrix
Dresser