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

Elisabeth Margoni
Daisy, Bouly's fiancée

Pascale Reynaud
Delphine, Étienne's younger daughter

Maïa Simon
Madame Chalamand, Simon's lover

Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Bully

Vania Vilers
Banoît, Marthe's lover

Daniel Gélin
Bastien, stage director

Gaby Sylvia
Marie-Christine Bosquet, Daniel's director

Christophe Bourseiller
Lucien

Carole Jacquinot
Mireille, Simon's girlfriend

Claude Legros
Taxi driver

Janine Souchon
Bouly's secretary

Philippe Chemin

Paul Descombes

Elisabeth Rambert

Michel Bonnet
Skinny colleague / Waiter (uncredited)

Vladimir Cosma
Violinist at Mouchy's party (uncredited)

Philippe Gildas
Radio news host (voice) (uncredited)