 | Miou-Miou 'La Maheude' |
 | Renaud Étienne Lantier |
 | Jean Carmet Vincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort |
 | Judith Henry Catherine Maheu |
 | Jean-Roger Milo Antoine Chaval |
 | Gérard Depardieu Toussaint Maheu |
 | Laurent Terzieff Souvarine |
 | Bernard Fresson Victor Deneulin |
 | Jean-Pierre Bisson Rasseneur |
 | Jacques Dacqmine Philippe Hennebeau |
 | Anny Duperey Mrs. Hennebeau |
 | Gérard Croce Maigrat |
 | Frédéric van den Driessche Paul Négrel |
 | Annick Alane Mrs. Grégoire |
 | Pierre Lafont Léon Grégoire |
 | Thierry Levaret Zacharie Maheu |
 | Fred Personne Pluchart |
 | Cécile Bois Cécile Grégoire |
 | Yolande Moreau 'La Levaque' |
| Maximilien Regiani Pierron |
 | Bruno Tuchszer Captain of the Guards |
 | Anne-Marie Pisani 'La Mouquette' |
 | Fred Ulysse Dansaert |
| André Julien Mouque |
| Albano Guaetta Jeanlin Maheu |
 | Georges Staquet Levaque |
 | Yvette Petit 'La veuve Désir' |
| Delphine Quentin Lucie Deneulin |
| Alexandrine Loeb Jeanne Deneulin |
 | Solenn Jarniou Mrs. Rasseneur |
 | Frédérique Ruchaud Honorine |
 | Jenny Clève Rose |
| Fernand Kindt Company Secretary |
 | André Chaumeau Company Cashier |
| Philippe Desboeuf Doctor |
| Sabrina Deladerière Philomène Levaque |
 | Corinne Masiero Dancer in a pink dress (uncredited) |
 | Claude Berri Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Directing | |
| Claude Berri | Director |
Writing | |
| Claude Berri | Screenplay |
| Arlette Langmann | Screenplay |
Camera | |
| Yves Angelo | Director of Photography |
Editing | |
| Hervé de Luze | Editor |
Production | |
| Gérard Moulévrier | Casting |
Art | |
| Olivier Radot | Art Direction |
| Christian Marti | Production Design |
| Hoang Thanh At | Production Design |
Production | |
| Claude Berri | Producer |
Sound | |
| Jean-Louis Roques | Original Music Composer |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Moidele Bickel | Costume Design |
| Caroline de Vivaise | Costume Design |
| Sylvie Gautrelet | Costume Design |
| Joël Lavau | Makeup Artist |
Directing | |
| Frédéric Auburtin | First Assistant Director |
Sound | |
| Pierre Gamet | Sound Engineer |
| Dominique Hennequin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Crew | |
| Jean-Pierre Maricourt | Special Effects |
Writing | |
| Émile Zola | Novel |
Crew | |
| Derek Meddings | Special Effects Coordinator |
Directing | |
| Véronique Lagrange | Script Supervisor |
