Cast
Roland Amstutz
Regent's Coachman
Richard Bigotini
Neighbor of the inn
Yves Elliot
Breton peasant
Yvon Lec
Priest of the procession
Nicole Garcia
'La Fillon'
Michel Berto
Abbot of Louis XV
Bernadette Le Saché
Hélène de Lambilly
Monique Lejeune
Madame de Sabran
Bruno Balp
Valet Leblanc
Marcel Dalio
Nobleman suffocating at the meal (uncredited)
Jean-Paul Farré
Father Burdo
Christian Clavier
The servant of the inn
Georges Riquier
Brunet d'Ivry
Bernard Lajarrige
Amaury de Lambilly
Thierry Lhermitte
Count of Horn
Jean Amos
Police officer
Stéphane Bouy
Nocé
Daniel Duval
Domestic
Jacques Hilling
Abbot Gratellard
Brigitte Roüan
The prostitute
Jacqueline Parent
Severine, Regent's goddaughter
Patrick Raynal
Lackey
Jean Rochefort
Abbot Dubois
Jean-Pierre Marielle
The Marquis de Pontcallec
Monique Chaumette
Yvonne, governess of Pontcallec
Hélène Vincent
Madame de Saint-Simon
Michel Blanc
Louis XV's valet
Liza Braconnier
Louis XV's servant
Colette Proust
Clairvoyant
Jean-Jacques Moreau
Peasant
Jacques Pratoussy
Lackey
Christine Pascal
Emilie
Michel Beaune
Captain La Griolais
René Morard
Peddler
Andrée Tainsy
Nun
Pierre Moncorbier
Abbot Fleury
Gérard Jugnot
Lackey opening a door (uncredited)
Marina Vlady
The Marchioness of Parabère
Gérard Desarthe
The Duke of Bourbon
François Dyrek
Montlouis
Jean-Luc Moreau
Flautist
Alfred Adam
François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy
Jean-Roger Caussimon
The Cardinal
Pierre Forget
The "Iroquois" Jesuit
Maurice Jacquemont
Priest who initiates Dubois
Jean Rougerie
Talhoüet
Philippe Noiret
Philip of Orléans