Jean Rochefort

Etienne Dorsay

Claude Brasseur

Daniel

Guy Bedos

Simon Messina, doctor

Victor Lanoux

Boulifet, aka 'Bouly'

Danièle Delorme

Marthe Dorsay, Étienne's wife

Marthe Villalonga

Mouchy Messina, Simon's possessive mother

Jenny Arasse

Bernadette, designer collaborating with Étienne

Josiane Balasko

Josy, Lucien's girlfriend

Anne-Marie Blot

Marie-Ange, Bouly's ex-wife